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Bato dela Rosa: Acorda assured ex-PNP chiefs he did nothing wrong
Former PNP chief Benjamin Acorda Jr. faced scrutiny during a Senate hearing regarding photos of him with individuals linked to POGO operations.
Senator Risa Hontiveros presented group photos showing Acorda with Tony Yang, brother of Michael Yang and identified by China as a fugitive, and with Wesley Guo, brother of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.
Tony Yang stated that he met Acorda when Acorda led the PNP Northern Mindanao regional office, and that the photo was not a meeting but a visit to the police head of Cagayan at the time.
Acorda denied ties to Alice Guo and stated he did not accept money from her, asserting he was the one who ordered the operation that led to the discovery of the illegal POGO in Bamban.
Acorda expressed feeling hurt by the photos and innuendos presented at the Senate hearing, stating that his 37-year clean record was being tarnished.
Retired Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr. has assured a group composed of former chiefs of the Philippine National Police (PNP) that he did nothing wrong.
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said Tony Yang was allegedly in a transaction with dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo during the height of POGO operations in her town.
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Retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. denied allegations linking him to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is investigating 24 of its former chiefs following an allegation that one of them might have assisted dismissed Mayor Alice Guo and her group in escaping the country.
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House committees view the arrest of Tony Yang, brother of former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang, as a significant breakthrough in their investigation into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and drug smuggling.
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PAGCOR senior vice president Raul Villanueva admitted that his claim about a former PNP chief accepting bribes from illegal POGOs was purely gossip.
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The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) continues to investigate allegations that a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief aided dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo in her escape from the country.
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