Manila, Sept. 17 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said two people have been arrested for alleged bribery in exchange for the withdrawal of an affidavit against suspects in the missing sabungeros (cockfight aficionados) case.

At a press conference at Camp Crame, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director Maj. Gen. Robert Morico II said the two, a man and a woman, were nabbed in an entrapment operation in Barangay Dolores, Taytay, Rizal at about 11 a.m. on Sept. 15.

"We confirm that there is someone who wants to intervene in the said missing sabungeros case by bribing one of the complainants to recant her earlier case filed at the National Prosecution Service," Morico told reporters.

The operation ste...