CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Senator Risa Hontiveros, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, revealed that Tony Yang, also known as Yang Jian Xin, is implicated in alleged financial scams in China.
This disclosure came during a press briefing in Cagayan de Oro City before her return to Manila this morning.
Senator Hontiveros stated that aside from Yang’s involvement in the alleged illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) related to former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, their research uncovered that Yang is also being sought by the Chinese government.
Additionally, Yang is reportedly connected to a non-operational POGO hub in Barangay Cugman, Cagayan de Oro, and the Philippine Sanjia Steel Corporation, situated within the PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.
This connection is expected to assist ongoing investigations, which will resume tomorrow morning.
Currently residing at Yakal Street in Barangay Cugman, Yang was arrested by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission and the Bureau of Immigration at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 after arriving from Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental last week.