PCG: Recovered sacks not planted; divers find 2 more bags with 'burned objects' in Taal Lake

Manila Bulletin

Technical divers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found two suspicious sacks in Taal Lake, Batangas during the conclusion of the second day of search and retrieval operations for the remains of the 34 missing cockfighters (sabungeros) on Friday afternoon, July 11, as a ranking official denied that the recovered bags were planted. (Video courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/07/11/pcg-recovered-sacks-not-planted-divers-recover-2-more-bags-with-burned-objects-in-taal-lake  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com @manilabulletin-  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Sir, ilan yung sako?

00:02Initially yung kanina yung ating nakuha, dalawang sako siya sa magkaibang lugar.

00:12The main part na nalagay po sa cadaver bag ito mga ato, so posibili dito?

00:16Not necessarily, but it is again to protect the integrity ng whatever object we will find there.

00:24Kasi siyempre matagal siyang nakababad, nakasok.

00:26Sir, clarify ko lang, so yung bagong sako kahapon dun sa unang na-recover na sako, protection lang din?

00:33That is not the news, yung pute na nakita doon.

00:37Siyempre yung sako na pinaglalabanan nung ano, nung unang nakita, purong-punong na siya ng lumot.

00:45So, then burned the objects kayo na sa loob.

00:48So, in order for the investigating team to appreciate makita yung laman, ipinatong siya sa ano,

00:56mas malinis na sak na nandun din sa area.

00:59Kasi hindi mo siya mapipicturan, marirecord, yun ang purpose nun.

01:03Sir, bensahin lang, may agam-agam na mga daw,

01:06kasi pinilangka lang ito dahil yung itsura.

01:09I already explained, but just assurance to the public.

01:13Yung may agam-agam naman baka nga yung...

01:18Well, ano yan eh, may peculiarity itong operation na to.

01:22Unang-una, hindi naman to simple kung ano lang agreement.

01:26Ang inahanap natin, it entails DNA.

01:29Kaya nga, nandiyan yung soko, yung forensic.

01:33Kung may makita kang buto doon at DNA versus dun sa mga nawawala,

01:42maka-examine mo kung yun ay dun ba sa mga taong inahanap

01:46or masasabi mong binaon lang, basta-basta.

01:51So, and hindi kami mag-aaksaya ng panahon dito.

01:55At nung risk, nakita nyo yung risk, no?

01:58Lalo na sa mga divers namin.

02:01Kung ganun lang yung appreciation namin sa paghahanap.

02:06Kami, yung aming puso at isip, talagang nilalagay namin gan.

02:11Every time we do the dive, nakalagay yung kalahati ng katawan

02:15ng mga divers namin sa peligro.

02:18So, hindi ito biro-biro at kailangan bigyan ng spekulasyon

02:23yung effort ng ginagawa.

02:25Nakita nyo kung gaano pa hirap kanina.

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