The House quad committee on Friday said the arrest of Tony Yang, the elder brother of former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang, was a “major breakthrough” in its inquiry into a suspected large-scale organized crime syndicate involving Chinese nationals conniving with Philippine officials.

An official of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) expressed belief Friday that the brother of former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang was about to leave the country before he was arrested in Manila.

THE Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (Paocc) said they have arrested the brother of former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang at Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

The elder brother of former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Thursday night. Joint teams from the Philippine Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and Bureau of Immigration (BI) apprehended Yang Jianxin,