MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed 16 criminal complaints against Tony Yang, brother of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s economic adviser Michael Yang, the NBI Northern Mindanao said on Friday, October 18.
Some of the complaints filed with the Cagayan de Oro City prosecutor’s office against Yang, also known as Yang Jianxin or Antonio Lim, include the alleged falsification of public documents, perjury, and violation of anti-alias law.
The NBI did not specify the rest of the 16 complaints.
“In the course of the investigation, NBI-10 uncovered the fact that respondent uses these pseudonyms to put up several corporations and register them at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Cagayan de Oro City, to wit: Oroone Inc. [established in October 2016], Philippine Sanjia Steel Incorporated [established in September 2018], and Mis. Or Sand and Gravel Corporation [established in September 2016],” the NBI said.
“Respondent concealed his identity as a Chinese national, obtained a Filipino birth certificate, and used his Filipino name/s as incorporator of these corporations, thus committing falsification in the corporations’ articles of incorporation and by-laws,” the bureau added.
Immigration authorities arrested Yang on September 19 for being an undesirable alien.
Yang’s steel mill corporation has been flagged by Philippine authorities due to alleged torture. Authorities also said that Yang’s businesses branched out to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) through his company Oroone located inside the Alwana business park in Cagayan de Oro City.
During the House quad committee hearing on September 28, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confirmed that one of Yang’s business partners is a PDEA person of interest.
Another Yang brother, Hongjiang Yang, is also allegedly connected to an illegal POGO after it was found that he held a joint bank account with Zhengcan Yu, one of the incorporators of Hong Sheng Gaming Corporation, the raided POGO in Bamban, Tarlac. – Rappler.com