Picture from Mylah Roque/FACEBOOK
MANILA, Philippines — Harry Roque’s spouse, Mylah, hit Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Ace Barbers, calling him an “abusive particular person” for claiming that she is an incorporator of Fortunate South 99, a Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo).
In a social media submit on Saturday, Mylah stated there was no paper linking her to Fortunate South 99, which Pampanga hub authorities raided in June over reported unlawful actions.
Barbers is the presider of the Home quad committee probing into Pogos and the “drug conflict” underneath the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Harry Roque served as presidential spokesperson throughout Duterte’s time period.
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“Ace Barbers is an abusive particular person. He abuses his immunity from libel with a declare that I’m an incorporator of Fortunate South even when there isn’t any single doc linking me to it,” Mylah wrote on Fb.
Present trigger order
On Tuesday, Barbers underscored the significance of investigating Biancham Holdings, particularly its alleged hyperlinks to Fortunate South 99. Roque beforehand stated that he and his spouse Mylah are shareholders of Biancham.
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Roque additionally admitted earlier than that he partly owns the home in a subdivision in Tuba, Benguet, which authorities raided in July because it was allegedly being utilized by foreigners linked to Pogos. The home belonged to PH2 Corp., which was primarily owned by Biancham.
The Home quad panel investigating the alleged legal actions of Pogos on Thursday issued a present trigger order in opposition to Mylah Roque in a bid to compel her to seem in its hearings.
Medical certificates
Barbers stated Roque’s spouse flew to Singapore within the first week of September and that the medical certificates she submitted to the panel to justify her absence within the listening to was not “acceptable.”
In her Fb submit, nonetheless, Mylah stated she flew to Singapore “for remedy” however Barber’s “malicious interpretation proves why his panel by no means accepted any of my medical certificates, not simply from my long-time physician however even hospital information.”
Roque’s purported relations to Pogo took place when the Home quad committee probe found that financial institution paperwork seized from the Luck South 99 raid bear the identify of the previous spokesman of Duterte.
Final July, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Fee revealed that Roque served because the authorized counsel of Fortunate South 99. However Roque has repeatedly denied involvement with Pogos.
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