Cassandra Li Ong appears before the House of Representatives House quad committee investigating alleged extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration, the crimes linked to illegal drugs, as well as in POGOs at the House of Representatives on August 28, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

MANILA -- POGO representative Cassandra Li Ong confirmed that Whirlwind executive Duanren Wu was previously a Chinese police officer.

Ong disclosed this information to lawmakers during a hearing of the House Committees on Dangerous Drugs, Public Order and Safety, Human Rights, and Public Accounts—collectively known as the House Quad Committee—on Wednesday.

“Ang alam ko lang po is nagtatrabaho siya sa government agency noon, tapos nag-resign na po after,” Ong said.

“Simpleng police lang po siya, pero again, nag-resign na rin po siya,” she added.

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Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Robert Ace Barbers, chair of the Committee on Dangerous Drugs, also informed Ong that her former boss has several negative records in China.

“Iyon din ang aming information, dati siyang pulis. In fact, madami siyang record. Alam mo ba na may mga record siya, sa pagiging pulis… maraming negative na record siya doon sa China,” he said.

However, Ong said she was not aware of her former boss’s record.

“Sige, sasabihin ko sa iyo at the appropriate time,” Barbers added.

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Barbers also emphasized the importance of the public knowing where the money invested in the business, where Ong was involved, originated.

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“Importante na malaman namin kung saan galing iyong pinagpatayo niyo, dahil hindi iyon basta basta… Hindi kaya galing sa drugs ang mga negosyo ng mga partner mo?,” Barbers quesioned Ong.

“Sigurado po ako, hindi po,” Ong responded.

Meanwhile, Ong’s blood pressure dropped to 80/40, prompting an urgent trip to the hospital for further medical tests, as recommended by House physician Dr. Jose Luis Bautista.

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