The House of Representatives is formally seeking the arrest of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's former economic adviser, Michael Yang, for his alleged involvement in a P3.6-billion drug bust in Mexico, Pampanga last year.
Michael Yang's arrest order signed by House officials, but where is he?
Jul 31, 2024 11:03 AM
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The House of Representatives is formally seeking the arrest of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's former economic adviser, Michael Yang, for his alleged involvement in a P3.6-billion drug bust in Mexico, Pampanga last year.
This was bared in a press conference Wednesday, July 31, by Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs.
Barbers along with House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco signed the one-page arrest order for Yang, also known as Hong Ming Yang.
This development stemmed from Yang's repeated failure to appear before the dangerous drugs panel's inquiry in aid of legislation on the Pampanga drug operation.
House Sergeant-at-Arms, retired Gen. Napoleon “Nap” Taas and his team, served the arrest order at Fortun-Law Offices at 134 CRM Avenue, BF Homes Almanza, Las Piñas City.
Yang was linked to an incorporator of Empire 999 Realty Corp., which owned the warehouse in Mexico town, where P3.6 billion worth of "shabu" was seized.
Barbers, long-time chairman of the panel, also revealed in the presser that Yang might have already left the country.
“We were informed na ang subject ng arrest order ay wala na ho rito (We were informed that the subject of the arrest order was no longer here). ‘Yung (The) last information that we have, he is in Dubai,” he said.
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Barbers said his committee will coordinate with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to alert other countries about the arrest order.
During a hearing held last July 10, the dangerous drugs committee determined that Yang had violated paragraph (a) of Section 11 of the Rules of Procedure Governing Inquiries in Aid of Legislation of the 19th Congress, which refers to “refusal without legal excuse to obey summons".
The committee also ordered Yang’s detention at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City for 30 days, pursuant to Section 12 of the same rules.