Ang says he gave P12 million when Patidongan ran for mayor
According to John Consulta's report on '24 Oras,' Ang said Patidongan asked for money from the other members of their group after he lost.
'Ang grupo namin, lahat tinatawagan, nageextort. akala niya, matapos niyang magsalita ng kung ano-anong kalokohan, pwede na siyang aalis pag nakuha niya ang pera, yun ang problema,' Ang said.
'Lahat tinatawagan. Si Gretchen tinatawagan. humihingi ng pangkampanya yung asawa. tapos humihingi ng pampaanak,' he added.
Ang said it was Patidongan who asked for P300 million in exchange for sparing him from getting dragged into the case of the abduction of the missing cockfight enthusiasts.
Patidongan has said that it was Ang who offered the amount for the recantation of his allegations.
The former security chief at some of Ang's farms and cockpit arenas alleged that Ang was the mastermind in the abduction and killing of the missing sabungeros from 2021 to 2022, an allegation the businessman denied.
The Commission on Elections mirror server showed Dondon Patidongan narrowly losing the mayoral race in Barobo, Surigao Del Sur, to Ronnie Martizano.
It also showed that Patidongan was a member of the PFP.
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas president Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. confirmed to GMA News Online that one Julie ''Dondon'' Patidongan ran for mayor of Barobo, Surigao del Sur in the recent midterm elections.
Tamayo, however, did not know Patidongan personally as he was only introduced by the party's provincial chairman.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. is the chairman of the PFP. Asked if the President knows Patidongan, Castro said there is no information yet on the matter.
'Sa ngayon, wala pa pong nakakarating sa atin patungkol sa ganyang issue,' she said.
GMA News Online has also sought the Commission on Elections for information on the matter, but it has yet to reply as of posting time. –Vince Angelo Ferreras/NB, GMA Integrated News
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