Michael Yang —Malacañang photo
MANILA, Philippines — Michael Yang, former President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic adviser, is a central character in Chinese intelligence in the Philippines, according to Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
During the final hearing on Pogos (Philippine offshore gaming operators) by the Senate panel on women on Tuesday, she showed a photograph of Yang alongside confessed spy She Zhijiang, who had earlier claimed that Chinese agents were operating in the Philippines.
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Hontiveros cited a spa beside Newport City in Pasay “once associated” with She.
“My informants got a massage there a few weeks ago, and they took a photo of this QR code that was freely available in the buffet area. This is what the QR code directs to,” Hontiveros said, showing a Telegram group called Hongsheng.
While she could not yet confirm if it is the same entity, the senator said dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo is also linked to Hongsheng Gaming Technology Inc. —Charie Abarca