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The head of the House of Representatives’ quad committee on Friday pressed the need for a Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (Rico) Act, citing information uncovered by the chamber’s super panel showing activities of a massive criminal enterprise emanating from Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos).
Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said the disclosure made by Cassandra Li Ong that her boss at Whirlwind Corp., Duanren Wu, worked as a policeman only confirmed the information he received that a China-based crime syndicate was employing sacked rogue Chinese cops in illegal Pogo operations.
The Barbers-led House panel on dangerous drugs is part of the quad committee that is looking into the link of Pogo with extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in the war on drugs, the narcotics trade and other syndicated crime. The other quad committee members are the panels on public order and safety, on public accounts and on human rights.
