Manila, June 27 -- The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Friday has directed its Inspection, Monitoring and Investigation Service (IMIS) to conduct a motu proprio investigation into the alleged involvement of several police officers in the disappearance of more than 100 "sabungeros" (cockfighting enthusiasts).

Napolcom vice chair and executive officer, lawyer Rafael Vicente Calinisan, said they would not hesitate to remove from service any police personnel found to have colluded with the group allegedly responsible for killing the victims and dumping their bodies in Taal Lake in Batangas.

Calinisan also called on the complainant-or any other complainants-to file a formal complaint with Napolcom to expedite the resolution of the c...