PNP Chief General Rommel Marbil

House quad-committee (quad-comm) co-chairmen Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers and Santa Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez praised the "restraint" exercised by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in arresting three suspects linked to the kidnapping and murder of businessman Anson Que.

“This development shows the growing capacity of our law enforcement agencies to resolve cases with professionalism and restraint. We should encourage this kind of performance from our police officers,” Barbers said in a recent statement.

Barbers, overall chairman of the quad-comm, said that the PNP led by it chief, General Rommel Marbil must sustain this momentum in solving high-profile crimes across the country. 

He added that the arrests send a message that justice can be achieved through proper legal procedures. 

“We must continue building on this. The public deserves to feel safe, and that comes from knowing that justice is being served through due process,” he noted.

The suspects in the Que killing were identified as Ricardo Austria David, Raymart Catequista, and David Tan Liao, who also goes by the aliases Xiaoxiang Yang, Yang Jianmin, and Michael Abadyung. 

Fernandez hailed the bloodless nature of the police operation.

“This is really good news! Ito ay patunay na seryoso ang pamahalaan sa paglaban sa krimen. At higit sa lahat, walang namatay sa operasyon. Maari naman palang magawa ito ng ating kapulisan,” Fernandez said.

(This is proof that the government is serious in its fight against crime. And most importantly, no one died in the operation. It turns out that our police can accomplish this.)

He added that the arrest of the suspects in the Que case demonstrated the Marcos administration’s effective coordination among security agencies. 

“Makikita natin na may malinaw na direksyon ang ating pamahalaan pagdating sa seguridad. Nakikita natin ang bunga ng coordinated action ng mga ahensya (We can see that our government has a clear direction when it comes to security. We are witnessing the results of coordinated action among agencies)."

Fernandez assured the public that Congress will continue to support law enforcement and institutional reforms to improve public safety. 

Que and his driver, Armanie Pabillo were last seen on March 29 after leaving Que’s office in Valenzuela City. A $20 million ransom demand was sent to Que’s family via WeChat the following day, prompting it to report the matter to the AKG. 

Despite the family’s efforts to negotiate, the bodies of Que and Pabillo were found on April 9, dumped along a roadside in Rodriguez, Rizal.