Tony Yang, bro of Michael Yang, arrested for doc fraud, aliases

Chinese national Tony Yang, brother of former Presidential Economic Adviser Michael Yang, was arrested on Wednesday night, July 9, by Pasay City Police for falsification of public documents, perjury, and violation of the Anti-Alias Law.

Yang is accused of using several aliases to establish multiple corporations with the Securities and Exchange Commission across Cebu, Davao, and Cagayan de Oro, including malls, rice mills, and a steel plant.

The National Bureau of Investigation filed 16 complaints against Yang after discovering his use of Filipino names as incorporators in setting up companies.

Yang's methods are said to mirror those of Guo Hua Ping, the former mayor of Bamban, Tarlac.

Currently detained at Pasay City Jail and facing additional charges from the Bureau of Immigration, Yang is an illegal alien who has been in the country for nearly 30 years.

The arrest was made following a warrant issued by Judge Eleuteria Apdian Badoles-Algodon of the Municipal Trial Court Branch 2 of Cagayan de Oro City on November 22, 2024.

Yang's detention is part of the government's campaign against identity manipulation and corporate fraud.