The Daily Tribune
Resident: ‘Those are fish cage weights’
A local resident, Aling Bebang, has identified sacks recovered from Taal Lake as weights for fish cages, not evidence of foul play in the disappearance of 34 cockfighting enthusiasts.
She explained that these sand-filled sacks are used to anchor floating tilapia cages on the lake's surface.
Aling Bebang clarified that the sacks are positioned on the surface, differentiating them from sunken bodies.
Her statement comes after the Philippine Coast Guard recovered several sacks filled with heavy material during dive operations, which had fueled speculation.
She warned that such rumors could harm the local fish farming industry and urged the public and authorities to avoid baseless conclusions.
The missing sabungeros vanished in 2021 and 2022 under mysterious circumstances.
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Divers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) are continuing underwater search operations in Taal Lake for 34 missing cockfighting enthusiasts.
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Divers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) began their search for the remains of missing sabungeros in Taal Lake on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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Divers retrieved two more sacks believed to contain human bones from Taal Lake, Batangas, bringing the total to five sacks recovered.
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has again suspended its search operations in Taal Lake for missing "sabungeros" (cockfight enthusiasts) due to inclement weather, after having resumed them over the weekend.
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla confirmed that two of the four sacks recovered from Taal Lake by the Philippine Coast Guard contained human remains, specifically ribs.
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