The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) has imposed a 90-day preventive suspension on 12 police officers as part of the investigation into the case of missing sabungeros (cockfighting enthusiasts).
The suspended officers include Police Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Jay Eliab Orapa, Police Major Mark Philip Simborio Almedilla, and Police Colonel Jacinto Rodriguez Malinao Jr., among others.
GMA News Online has reached out to Malinao for comments and will publish any response once available. The PNP was also contacted for the contact numbers of other involved personnel, but no response has been received yet.
The investigation was prompted by a complaint-affidavit filed on July 14 by whistleblower Julie “Dondon” Patidongan and the families of the missing sabungeros, alleging that certain police officers were linked to the disappearances.