Manila, July 11 -- There will be no cover-up in the missing "sabungeros" (cockfight aficionados) case, Malacanang assured the public on Friday, following the recovery of bones in Taal Lake where the victims were allegedly dumped.

In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants to know if the recovered skeletal remains belong to the missing sabungeros.

"Hindi po ito pababayaan. Hindi po magkakaroon ng cover-up. Tuloy-tuloy pa rin po ang pag-iimbestiga. Iyan po ang nais ng Pangulo (This will not be neglected. There will be no cover-up. The investigation will still continue. That is what the President wants)," Castro said in a press briefing.

If the findings prove that the suspected hum...