📷Michael Yang
IN what appears to be another explosive development in the continuing saga at the Senate, former President Duterte’s economic adviser gets tagged anew, this time involving his brother in the raided controversial offshore gaming hub in Bamban, Tarlac.
Citing information from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), Se. Risa Hontiveros expressed alarm over what could be an inch closer to the brains behind the proliferation of illegal POGO hubs in the country.
Hontiveros particularly hinted at the brother of former Presidential Adviser Michael Yang as directly linked with the raided POGO hub along with suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo.
“Ang kumpanya ni Alice Guo, ang BAOFU, ay may direktang transaksyon sa joint account ng dalawang tao— ang isa si Yu Zheng Can, na incorporator ng Hong Sheng, ang POGO na ni-raid sa Bamban, Tarlac. Ang kasama niya sa account ay isang nagngangalang Hongjiang Yang,” Hontiveros told reporters.
“Who is Hongjiang Yang, you may ask? Kapatid po siya ni Michael Yang. Yes, the same Michael Yang na dating economic presidential adviser kuno ni Duterte. In short, the money of Michael Yang’s brother was used to fund HongSheng, the raided Bamban POGO,” she added.
Hontiveros further shared that Yang is an incorporator of Full Win Group of Companies, a firm owned by Duterte’s former presidential adviser, where Pharmally corporate executive Gerald Cruz is also an incorporator.
“Sabi ko nga, mukhang one big, happy Pharmally pala itong mga POGO at Pharmally members. Baka nga itong Pharmally pala ang ‘PHARM’ na kinalakihan ni Alice Guo,” a sarcastic Hontiveros chided. (ANGEL F. JOSE)
