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Philippines: Philippine authorities discover remains of allegedly killed cockfight gamblers in Lake

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BATANGAS PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES - JULY 11, 2025: The Philippine Coast Guard recovered a sack believed to contain the remains of missing cockfight gamblers from Taal Lake in Batangas Province on Friday, July 11, 2025, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged extrajudicial killings by police officers. According to local media reports citing officials, up to 100 individuals involved in cockfighting may have been killed and dumped in the lake in 2022 by police officers allegedly operating illegal online cockfighting rings. Authorities have opened an investigation into 15 police officers suspected of involvement in the case. Search operations continue in Taal Lake for the remaining bodies of the missing individuals. Writing by Nur Zeynep Dukmen

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