PNP reveals persons of interest on Lanao Sur Governor Adiong’s ambush

By JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL Managing Editor

MANILA, Philippines -

NBI to hear fraud and large scale estafa complaints against actor Luis Manzano

By JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL Managing Editor

MANILA, Philippines

- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is set to hear allegations of fraud and large scale estafa filed by the complainants against Flex Fuel Petroleum Corporation and actor-TV host Luis Manzano on February 20, 2023.

The initial hearing, it was learned, was aimed at hearing Manzano's side on the allegations of large scale estafa and fraud filed by over 50 complainants against the actor and Flex Fuel Corporation, owned and founded by his friend Ildefonso "Bong" Medel.

Earlier last week, the actor was summoned by the NBI but the actor's lawyers asked for extension of the said invitation asking him to personally visit the NBI office and air his side of the issue.

The complainants tagged the actor as Flex Fuel company's chairman of the board and the one who convinced them to invest during a zoom conference.

Manzano, however claimed, he resigned from the company on December 21, 2022, according to his affidavit he submitted to the NBI.

Manzano said he even made a letter dated November 8, 2022, and which was addressed to the NBI, to investigate ICM group including Flex Fuel Corporation.

Manzano's claims were also confirmed by NBI

The PNP is now considering a few persons of interest in the ambush of Lanao Sur Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong, Jr., last week.

Governor Adiong and his staff Ali Macapado Tabao were wounded but not critical. But four of the governor’s police escorts all died on the spot in their convoy pick up vehicle.

Police authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) identified those slain soldiers as Police Staff Sergeant Mohammad Jurai Mipanga Adiong, 40; Police Corporal Johanie Lawi Sumandar, 39; Police Corporal Jalil Ampuan Cosain, 40, and a driver identified only as Kobi.

“May mga tinututukan na na mga persons of interest ‘yung Police Regional Office [Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao] diyan,” the PNP spokesperson PCol Jean Fajardo told a national TV station. She did not elaborate.

Fajardo said the police investigators assigned on the case are now gathering

IN STABLE CONDITION Lanao del Sur Provincial Information Officer

Salma Jayne Tamano told the media that Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong, Jr was fortunate he was only wounded in his left leg while escaping from the ambush area in Maguing town, also in Lanao del Sur.

The information on the governor’s stable condition was also confirmed by the governor’s brother, Lanao del Sur 1st District Repre - sentative Ziaur-Rahman Adiong.

“Through the grace of Allah, Governor Bombit is in very stable condition. The worst has passed. He’s out of danger,” he said in a statement released to the media.

AMBUSHED. Photo shows the Pick Up vehicle of the convoy of Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong, Jr after the ambush. Unidentified gunmen ambushed the governor and his police escorts while traversing a road in Maguing town yesterday around 4pm. The governor and his aide survived the ambush but four of his police escorts died on the spot. - PIA file photo more concrete information leading to the arrest of the suspects, and whoever masterminded the ambush. ““Pero tinitignan pa rin po natin (kung) ito po ba ay may kinalaman sa kanyang trabaho sa politika o personal.”

The governor was also transferred to one of the hospitals in Cagayan de Oro several hours after he was

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