‘Totoy’ dares Ang, Reyes to take lie detector test in missing sabungero case

The key whistleblower in the missing sabungeros case, Julie "Totoy" Patidongan, publicly challenged businessman Charlie "Atong" Ang and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chairman and retired judge Felix Reyes to undergo lie detector tests regarding the disappearances of 34 cockfighting enthusiasts.

The bold challenge comes as authorities recovered potential human remains in Taal Lake — the very location Patidongan claimed victims were dumped.

Investigators on Thursday discovered a sack containing what appeared to be burnt human bones during an initial search of Taal Lake. By Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard had deployed 30 tactical divers who spotted additional sacks underwater, though the contents remain unconfirmed.

The witness claimed the findings, although yet to undergo forensic examination, supposedly lend credence to his claims that the victims — who vanished between April 2021 and January 2022 — were kidnapped, killed, and disposed of in the lake.

"Now Mr. Atong Ang knows I am not lying," Patidongan declared. He pointed to the physical evidence as validation of his allegations that Ang orchestrated the disappearances over alleged game-fixing in e-sabong operations.

Ang, chairman of Pitmasters Live and Lucky 8 Starquest e-sabong platforms, previously denied involvement.

Retired judge and current PCSO chairman Felix Reyes also faces accusations from Patidongan of helping manipulate court cases — but calls these claims "wild and baseless."