MANILA, July 4 -- Some of the families of missing sabungeros (cockfight aficionados) on Friday went to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Camp Crame in Quezon City to seek update on the ongoing case.

Maricel Ramos, a relative of one of the 34 missing sabungeros, said they initiated the coordination in hopes of seeking an audience with the CIDG and the Department of Justice.

"Tanggap na po namin na wala na 'yong anak namin. Kahit buto lang po ng anak namin, makita namin (We have accepted that our son is no more. We wish to see even just his bones)," Ramos told reporters, adding that they want authorities to search the Taal Lake for the remains of the victims allegedly dumped there, as revealed in media interviews b...