The companies with frozen assets include the POGO company Lucky South 99, which was raided, and the real estate company Whirlwind that rented land to Lucky South.
Pampanga, Philippines — Malacañang has directed the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to freeze and take custody of all assets of seven companies currently under investigation by the House Quadripartite Committee.
According to a memorandum signed by Executive Secretary and Chairman of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) Lucas Bersamin on October 22 and released to the media on Monday, October 28, the seven companies are as follows:
Lucky South 99 Gaming Incorporated – An illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) based in Pampanga's Porac, raided in June
Whirlwind Corporation – A real estate company that rented its premises to Lucky South 99
Biancham Holdings and Trading Incorporated – A holding company previously owned by former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque
Empire 999 Realty Corporation – Linked to the smuggling of 560 kilograms of drugs that arrived at Subic Bay in September 2023, valued at 3.6 billion pesos
Sunflare Industrial Supply Corporation – A company related to Aedy Tai Yang, a Chinese citizen involved in alleged irregular land sales in Pampanga
Yatai Industrial Park Incorporated – Charged for operating a human trafficking and cyber fraud network owned by convicted Chinese tycoon Yu Zhi Jiang
Mexico 999 Industrial Real Estate Development Corporation
The order states: "In light of the ongoing investigations, to assist the House Joint Committee in legislating against illegal activities related to illegal POGOs, the AMLC is now applying to the appropriate court for a freezing order or temporary asset preservation order, covering all assets of the companies associated with any illegal activities, as defined under Republic Act No. 9160."
In another letter to the Minister of Justice (DOJ) Jesus Crispin Remulla and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) Joel Anthony Viado, the PAOCC also ordered the deportation of 192 foreigners, mostly Chinese, who were arrested during a raid involving 3D Analyzer Information Technologies Incorporated.
The PAOCC has instructed the DOJ and BI to assist in transferring the detained foreigners to PAOCC's temporary detention facilities and ensure their immediate deportation, while also blacklisting them to prevent their re-entry into the Philippines.
The Quadripartite Committee has now convened its ninth meeting, continuously investigating controversies faced by the Duterte administration since August — illegal POGOs, his drug war, and extrajudicial killings.
