Michael Yang, associate linked to 'web of criminal activities'

Former president Rodrigo Duterte's presidential adviser Michael Yang and his associate Allan Lim were linked by the House of Representatives' quad committee on Friday to a "web of criminal activities" in the country which are "all with the collusion of corrupt officials.

- SHEILA CRISOSTOMO

" At the continuation of the quad comm's hearing, House Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr. and Deputy Speaker David Suarez jointly presented a detailed matrix showing how Yang and Lim, along with their fellow Chinese nationals, masterminded a "complex criminal network" in the country.

"These Chinese nationals are setting up corporations all over the country, taking advantage of our laws by perpetrating and promoting illegal activities, to the great prejudice of our country and the Filipino people," Gonzales said.

The unlawful activities involved ranged from drug trafficking, extrajudicial killings and money laundering to running illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOS).