THE Chinese man found in former Duterte spokesman Harry Roque’s house in Benguet is “no ordinary Chinese” but a fugitive on Interpol’s Red Notice, Sen. Anna Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros said on Thursday.
Hontiveros, whose Committee on Women has led a Senate inquiry into serious crimes associated with illegal activities in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations , shared with the media a copy of the Interpol document confirming earlier information she received that the man is wanted in China.
Roque, she added, “also admitted that he has a caretaker for the house, and he supervises all goings-on in the house.” In his July 22 State of the Nation Address, President Marcos declared a ban on all Pogos, and directed Pagcor to wind down their operations by yearend. He also ordered the Labor department to help transition the local workers to be displaced by the ban, which Pagcor chief Tengco estimated at 40,000.
Roque, who owns shares in PH2, said the corporation leased the house to Ms. Wan Yun on January 15, 2024. Both parties rescinded the contract of lease in July. “The lawmaker should also cease her malicious insinuations that I am involved in illegal Pogos. I would never counsel or abet the activities of personalities and online gaming firms that defy the law and undermine the legal profession.”
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