Lawyer Harry Roque has asked a senator to desist from using the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) controversy as a “convenient excuse to demonize the family members and close allies of former President Rodrigo Duterte.”
Roque reiterated his willingness to cooperate with the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF), the Bureau of Immigration, and the Embassy of China to bring Chinese fugitive Sun Liming to justice.
“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.”
The former presidential spokesperson said the government has yet to fully ascertain Mr. Sun Liming’s connection to illegal internet gaming operations in the Philippines.
Hontiveros accused the suspect of being an IT manager of Lucky South 99 Incorporated, which the PAOCTF raided in June.
Earlier, Roque assured Philippine and Chinese authorities that “he and PH2 Corporation will assist them in the probe or legal proceedings against China’s wanted person.”
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 Both parties rescinded the contract of lease in July.
“We were unaware that our lessee had allowed a wanted person in China to stay in our corporate property. Had we known this, we would have informed our law enforcers. In this regard, we sincerely apologize to the Chinese authorities,” Roque stated.
