This information was disclosed during a House Quadrilateral Committee hearing on Wednesday evening (September 4), where key witness Cassandra Li Ong confirmed that Wu Duanren is an executive at Whirlwind Company, which leases land to the Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) Lucky South 99 (located in Bongabon Province, Porac).
In June last year, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission raided and shut down Lucky South 99, citing allegations of involvement in torture, human trafficking, and illegal fraud activities. The site is located on Whirlwind's land, and Ong is one of the shareholders of Whirlwind.
Wu is a family friend of Ong's mother. Ong stated that her mother gave her money to invest in Whirlwind, and Whirlwind also serves as a service provider for Lucky South 99.
Ong admitted knowing Mr. Zheng, the boss of Lucky South 99.
She said: "He was an ordinary police officer, but I know he resigned."
Barbers responded that this information about Wu Xiaohui was the same as what the legislators had gathered.
He said, "Wu had multiple criminal records during his time as a police officer."
He told Ong: "This is because he has too many negative records in China, but I will tell you about it at the appropriate time."
The House of Representatives has long sought Ong as a key resource person for investigations into illegal drugs, offshore gambling operations, and extrajudicial killings related to the former Duterte administration.
Ong is not only a major shareholder of Whirlwind but also the girlfriend of Wesley, Alice Guo's brother. However, Ong denied being close to Alice Guo, stating she knew the fallen mayor only "because she is Wesley's sister."
Alice Guo, Wesley, and their "sister" Guo Xila fled the Philippines in July due to increasing pressure to attend separate investigations by the House and Senate into their involvement in the illegal gambling industry.
On August 22, Guo Xila—actually a Chinese named Zhang Mier—and Ong were arrested by Indonesian authorities and were deported back to the Philippines on the same day.
