'Lost Sabungeros: The Complete Story' to be screened at University of Batangas on April 24

The new and updated version of the “Lost Sabungeros" will be screened at the University of Batangas (UB), Lipa campus. 

On social media, GMA Pictures announced that the screening will be held on Friday, April 24, at 4:30 p.m. at the MPH, Building C, of the university. 

The screening is part of UB's SineMulat Film Festival and is open to students and alumni of the university, the general public, and students from other institutions. Registration is available here. 

Tickets are priced at P100 for UB students, P120 for other students, and P160 for the general public. 

A ticket grants access to 15 student films, as well as the special screening of “Lost Sabungeros: A Complete Story.”

"Lost Sabungeros" looks into one of the biggest scandals in the Philippines: the disappearance of over 30 sabungeros or cockfighters who have been missing since 2021.

The "Lost Sabungeros: The Complete Story" includes never-before-seen footage and new revelations. 

Its new trailer, released on March 4, stated that the film was “twice denied review” by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), citing its Cinemalaya premiere cancellation over “security concerns." 

Following the trailer's release, the MTRCB clarified that the film was not rejected or denied review. In response, GMA Public Affairs Senior Vice President Nessa Valdellon took to Facebook and addressed the MTRCB directly, saying the film company respected the board but stood by its own experience.

In 2024, the MTRCB withheld review for the documentary film.

“Lost Sabungeros" was supposed to premiere at the Cinemalaya in August 2024, but was canceled due to “security concerns.”

It eventually premiered at the QCinema International Film Festival in November 2024. It was also screened at the University of the Philippines Film Institute in the same month. 

"Lost Sabungeros" was previously shortlisted in the Documentary category under Investigative Journalism at the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2025. The documentary film was also nominated for the Best Documentary award at the 48th Gawad Urian Awards.

—Jade Veronique Yap/CDC, GMA News