1998 Manila PAOCTF kidnap-for-ransom incident

1998 Philippine police corruption scandal 1998 Manila PAOCTF kidnap-for-ransom incident yes 14 62 Maria Clara Street, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines suspected 14K Triad members 14.626304 121.002130 inline,title 6 December 1998 22:30 PST Kidnapping Calvin Wong Chong Hiu Ming Lu Shao Min Wang Jin Luan Jin Plao Wang Chua Li Jiaz Hu Ah Chun Eduardo Ling Hing Ong *Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force Mary "Rosebud" Ong Cesar Aquino Antonio Ventura Ferdinand Apuli Anthony Ong September 2001 Philippine Anti-Graft Court hearings Kidnap-for-ransom Ping Lacson Superintendent Francisco Villaroman Chief Superintendent Reynaldo Acop Superintendent John Campos 0 The 1998 Manila PAOCTF kidnap-for-ransom incident occurred at 62 Maria Clara Street in the Quezon City district of Manila, Philippines when corrupt Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force members allegedly abducted and blackmailed several ethnic Chinese suspected of drug trafficking on the night of 6 December 1998.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100827-289069/Acting-MPD-chief-facing-raps-over-abduction-of-HK-residents Acting MPD chief facing raps over abduction of HK residents Newsinfo.inquirer.net August 27, 2010 September 8, 2010 Philippines dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100830135004/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100827-289069/Acting-MPD-chief-facing-raps-over-abduction-of-HK-residents August 30, 2010 Although a ransom was allegedly paid by the men's employer in Hong Kong, he himself was purportedly later kidnapped and killed by corrupt police officers.zh-hk http://www.hkdailynews.com.hk/news.php?id=118789 zh:新任警察總長一天下台 涉綁架謀殺3港人 zh-hk HKdailynews.com.hk September 8, 2010 Hong Kong https://web.archive.org/web/20111006135829/http://www.hkdailynews.com.hk/news.php?id=118789 2011-10-06 dead The incident was later the subject of Philippine Senate hearings into illegal drug trafficking and political corruption. 7 September 2002 OMBUDSMAN FILES RAPS VS ACOP, 9 OTHER COPS The Manila Times http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1689/a03.html?4436 Background Due to a dramatic rise in kidnapping-for-ransom crimes in the early 1990's, President Fidel V. Ramos created the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force to combat organized crime in the Philippines.Ramos Fidel Fidel V. Ramos Executive Order No. 3 https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1992/eo_3_1992.html The LawPhil Project Office of the President 30 October 2025 7 July 1992Our History https://akg.pnp.gov.ph/our-history/ PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group 30 October 2025 Senior Superintendent Panfilo Lacson was assigned to head a unit focusing on kidnapping syndicates targeting Filipino Chinese citizens in the Metro Manila area.Brigada Siete - Batas O Bala? (MISG, Philippine Constabulary, Kuratong Baleleng) FULL EPISODE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GdUsCmPNUM 2024-01-12 en In 1993, Lacson recruited 37-year-old Mary "Rosebud" Ong, who had worked as a 14K Triad "Big Sister" (太姐) and money laundererGould Terry Paper Fan - The hunt for Triad gangster Steven Wong en Can We Start Again Please? 427 https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=mJ73apsJaZAC&lpg=PT601&pg=PT601#v=onepage&q&f=false 10 August 2010 randomhuse 1 January 2004 Canada 0679313559 https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=mJ73apsJaZAC 29 September 2026 30 August 2001 Crame was center of drug trade in '98 PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/08/30/131902/145crame-was-center-drug-trade-14698 before being arrested for drug trafficking,PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GO SHIU LING, MARY ONG, TERESITA BAJAR Y OBEDOZA, AND TEODORO EVANGELISTA Y DE LOS REYES, ACCUSED, ANTONIO COMIA Y QUINERY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. - G.R. No. 115156 - Supreme Court of the Philippines - 1995 https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/philrep/1995/G.R.%20No.%20115156.pdf judiciary.gov to act as an agent provocateur to set up various 14K Triad drug traffickers operating out of Manila in sting operations organized by the Philippine National Police for a flat fee of $US40,000 per operation. PNP Superintendent John Campos was assigned to Ong as her agent handler, where they often posed as a romantic couple during operations, and despite Campos being 10 years her junior he eventually became her common-law husbandP/Supt. John P. Campos' Position Paper presented before the Senate Committee on Public Order & Illegal Drugs - 2001 https://www.oocities.org/who_is_rosebud/campos.htm 6 December 2002 'They failed to kill me so they killed John instead' PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2002/12/06/186770/145they-failed-kill-me-so-they-killed-john-instead146 Maria Clara Street raid In 1998, a joint Hong Kong Narcotics Bureau and PAOCTF surveillance operation identified a Hong Konger 14K Triad member named Chong Hiu Ming, who they suspected of being involved in the trafficking methamphetamine. 14 November 2009 Lacson, 17 ex-cops face kidnap raps PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/metro/2009/11/14/522793/lacson-17-ex-cops-face-kidnap-rapsPNP Superintendent Campos, who was a leading member of PAOCTF, had been monitoring a wiretap on Chong's phone for several months in the course of his investigations, and in October 1998 directed PAOCTF officers to arrest Chong's associate Calvin Wong at the Century Park Hotel in Manila. 3 October 2001 How witnesses keep surfacing PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2001/10/03/135514/how-witnesses-keep-surfacing 2 April 2001 Dacer killer got P1,500 PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/04/02/90269/dacer-killer-got-p1500 On the night of 6 December 1998, a PAOCTF team raided an apartment at 62 Maria Clara Street in Quezon City to arrest number of alleged 14K Triad members (Lu Shao Min, Wang Jin Luan, Jin Plao Wang Chua, Li Jiaz Hu, Ah Chun, and Eduardo Ling Hing Ong), who had been set up by Ong in a sting operation.The men were promptly taken into custody after 30 grams of methamphetamine and several unlicensed firearms were discovered in the apartment. 4 October 2001 PNP files charges vs Acop, 11 others PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/10/04/135632/pnp-files-charges-vs-acop-11-others Three of the group (Eduardo Hong Ling Ong, Ah Chun, Li Jiaz Hu) were released after posting bail, and their criminal case was eventually dismissed a few months later after the arresting officers (Cesar Aquino, Antonio Ventura, Ferdinand Apuli and Anthony Ong) failed to appear in court for the preliminary hearing. 4 September 2001 Ping itinurong dawit sa drug traffic PhilStar https://qa.philstar.com/bansa/2001/09/04/132556/ping-itinurong-dawit-sa-drug-traffic fil 11 September 2001 Evidence against 10 extortionist police officers is sufficient - Sandiganbayan PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/metro/2010/09/11/610480/ebidensiya-vs-10-extortionist-na-pulis-sapat-sandiganbayanPeople of the Philippines vs. P/CSUPT. Reynaldo M. Acop, et al. (Criminal Case No. 27746) - 2001 https://sb.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/F_Crim_27746_Acop_06_15_2011.pdf judiciary.gov In January 1999, Chong Hiu Ming himself was subsequently detained outside the Philippine Plaza Hotel by PAOCTF operatives soon after arriving in Manila from Hong Kong. 1 March 2001 New subpoena out vs Lacson SunStar https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/new-subpoena-out-vs-lacson Neither Calvin Wong or Chong Hiu Ming were ever seen alive again. In 2001, Chong's wife Hung Chin Sum appealed to the Chinese government to investigate her husband's disappearance.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100827-289069/Acting-MPD-chief-facing-raps-over-abduction-of-HK-residents Acting MPD chief facing raps over abduction of HK residents Newsinfo.inquirer.net August 27, 2010 September 8, 2010 Philippines dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100830135004/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100827-289069/Acting-MPD-chief-facing-raps-over-abduction-of-HK-residents August 30, 2010 zh-hk http://www.hkdailynews.com.hk/news.php?id=118789 zh:新任警察總長一天下台 涉綁架謀殺3港人 zh-hk HKdailynews.com.hk September 8, 2010 Hong Kong https://web.archive.org/web/20111006135829/http://www.hkdailynews.com.hk/news.php?id=118789 2011-10-06 dead Mary "Rosebud" Ong allegations In July 2000, a PNP communiqué announced that PAOCTF operatives had reduced kidnapping cases by 29 percent, rescued 94 victims, arrested 73 perpetrators, and prosecuted 125 suspects in the previous 2 years. It also said 30 kidnapping incidents were thwarted and approximately ₱13.7 million in ransom money was recovered by the PAOCTF task force nationwide.Metro kidnaping cases down, PAOCTF reports. July 27, 2000 Manila Bulletin However, after becoming disillusioned with her role as a PAOCTF agent, in January 2001 Ong submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman a 22 page length sworn statement against high-ranking PNP officials such as Ping Lacson and his then deputy Michael Ray Aquino, alleging their involvement in drug trafficking, kidnapping for ransom and murder. 16 March 2001 Clarissa under witness protection PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/03/16/90084/clarissa-under-witness-protection In March 2001, the National Bureau of Investigation recommended criminal charges be filed against Lacson and his co-accused for serious crimes, including kidnapping for ransom and subsequent murder of Chong Hiu Ming.Department of Justice and National Bureau of Investigation v. Hon. Hermogenes R. Liwag, Panfilo M. Lacson, and Michael Ray B. Aquino - G.R. No. 149311 - Supreme Court of the Philippines - 2005 https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/feb2005/gr_149311_2005.html LawPhil In April 2001, in response to the NBI report and the earlier implication of PAOCTF members in the Dacer–Corbito double murder case, the PAOCTF was abolished by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Executive Order #10.Executive Order No. 10, April 16, 2001 https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo2001/eo_10_2001.html lawphil.net In May 2001, Lacson and 13 other individuals were subpoenaed by the Philippines Department of Justice to answer charges related to the kidnapping and murder of individuals identified in the earlier NBI investigation. 10 May 2001 Lacson, 13 others summoned by DOJ PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/metro/2001/05/10/105986/lacson-13-others-summoned-doj Ong testified in September 2001 at the Philippine Anti-Graft Court 7 September 2002 OMBUDSMAN FILES RAPS VS ACOP, 9 OTHER COPS The Manila Times http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1689/a03.html?4436 that in December 1998 she set up the alleged 14K Triad members arrested at Maria Clara Street, after which PNP Chief Superintendent Reynaldo Acop directed her to travel to Hong Kong to negotiate a ransom of ₱3 million and 10 kilograms of methamphetamine with senior Triad member Chong Hui Ming for their release. 7 September 2001 Bribery raps filed vs 10 PNP officials PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2002/09/07/175001/bribery-raps-filed-vs-10-pnp-officialsPeople of the Philippines vs. P/CSUPT. Reynaldo M. Acop, et al. (Criminal Case No. 27746) - 2001 https://sb.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/F_Crim_27746_Acop_06_15_2011.pdf judiciary.gov Ong was able to present phone records between herself, PAOCTF members Superintendent Francisco Villaroman and Superintendent John Campos to back up her claims of negotiations in Hong Kong, while her brother Peter Ong, who acted as her chauffeur, testified to personally witnessing the surveillance of suspected drug traffickers in Manila and the subsequent PNP arrest operations. 11 September 2001 Ebidensiya vs 10 extortionist na pulis, sapat - Sandiganbayan PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/metro/2010/09/11/610480/ebidensiya-vs-10-extortionist-na-pulis-sapat-sandiganbayan fil After the ransom and 10 kgs of drugs were allegedly handed over, three of the group were released after posting bail, with their criminal case eventually being dismissed a few months later after the arresting officers failed to appear in court for the preliminary hearing. Witness Remus Garganera backed up Ong's testimony by claiming to have accompanied John Campos when ₱3 million was withdrawn from a Metrobank branch on Shaw Boulevard, after which they brought the money to Camp Vicente Lim, where the cash was split up between Acop, Villaroman, and the rest of the PAOCTF team. Garganera further claimed that the 10 kgs of methamphetamine was handed over to Campos at his house in Parañaque by Major Abogado, after which it was broken down into single kilogram bricks for resale. Garganera also testified that after Calvin Wong's abduction in October 1998 he was held hostage in Campos’s house in Parañaque in order to extort money from his Triad boss Chong Hiu Ming, before one night being taken away by PNP Inspector Medel Poñe. Garganera further claimed that when he and Campos seen a TV news report a couple of weeks later about a dismembered body being found in Cavite, Campos remarked that it must have been Calvin Wong's. According to Ong, in January 1999 Chong Hiu Ming was subsequently detained outside the Philippine Plaza Hotel by PNP officers working under Villaroman soon after arriving in Manila from Hong Kong. 1 March 2001 New subpoena out vs Lacson SunStar https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/new-subpoena-out-vs-lacson 4 September 2001 'Rosebud' tags Lacson in slay of 3 drug PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/09/04/132477/145rosebud146-tags-lacson-slay-3-drug Chong Hiu Ming was the subject of a joint Hong Kong Narcotics Bureau and PAOCTF surveillance operation at the time of his disappearance. 14 November 2009 Lacson, 17 ex-cops face kidnap raps PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/metro/2009/11/14/522793/lacson-17-ex-cops-face-kidnap-rapsOng alleged Chong was tortured by rouge PNP officers before eventually being summarily executed in May 1999, with his body being dismembered in the Province of Laguna and incinerated to dispose of the evidence. Ong admitted to fooling Chong on Campos' behalf into believing he was being released, by instructing him to dress in nice clothes at the safe house he was being detained in, and the last time she seen him alive was when Captain Avelino Abogado, Campos and Villaroman drove him off in a Mercedes-Benz van with another kidnap victim.Ong told the court that she and Campos had travelled to Hong Kong to negotiate a ransom payment with Chong's relatives, with her acting as translator, and produced an official Hong Kong police report with Campos' picture to prove he was one identified by Chong's family as the contact between them and the kidnapping gang. Mary Ong: HK cop helping Ping https://books.google.ie/books?id=NahjAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA16#v=onepage&q&f=false Philippine Daily Inquirer 8 September 2001 16 Regarding ransom payments, Ong claimed that relatives of Chong had paid ₱2.5 million to secure his release, however he was killed regardless to prevent his kidnapping being reported.Mary Ong: You name it.... https://books.google.ie/books?id=MahjAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false Philippine Daily Inquirer 4 September 2001 15 To back up her allegations, Ong submitted copious amounts of documentary evidence to the court, such as cheques signed by Acop to provide the buy money for a drug bust in October 1998, as well as photocopies of the passports & airline tickets of Chinese nationals kidnapped by rouge PNP officers in the late 1990's. 4 September 2001 Ping itinurong dawit sa drug traffic PhilStar https://qa.philstar.com/bansa/2001/09/04/132556/ping-itinurong-dawit-sa-drug-traffic fil 25 November 2000 PNP accuser ‘Mata Hari’ surfaces, gets Sin’s protection PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/11/25/88917/pnp-accuser-145mata-hari146-surfaces-gets-sin146s-protection Ong also made claims that a videotape of four Chinese individuals arrested by PAOCTF in 1998, and who were later murdered by PNP officers, being interrogated about money was handed over to anti-crime activist Teresita Ang-See but instead of sharing it with the authorities Ang-See delivered it to Acop instead. 5 September 2001 Senate divided on Ping — Drilon PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/09/05/132595/senate-divided-ping-151-drilon Lacson & Acop rebuttals In response to Ong's allegations, LDP Senator Ping Lacson dismissed Ong as a scorned woman who was trying to get revenge on her former agent handler Campos for jilting her, while also making allegations about him on behalf of his enemies Roberto Lastimoso and Reynaldo Berroya in return for immunity from prosecution for pending Estafa cases, 31 August 2001 Rosebud: I'm not afraid of them PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/08/31/132027/rosebud-i146m-not-afraid-them such as a ₱1.3 million lawsuit in Caloocan City for cheque fraud. 10 September 2001 P1.3M estafa case vs. Mary Ong filed in Calooca PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/metro/2001/09/10/133249/p13m-estafa-case-vs-mary-ong-isinampa-sa-caloocan fil Former PNP chief Roberto Lastimoso was likewise named by Lacson as having instructed Ong to spread false rumours about him, claiming that Lastimoso had even gifted her a luxury apartment in the Eisenhower condominium building in the exclusive Greenhills district as a reward.Lacson also asserted that she was an unreliable witness, highlighting that an earlier debrief with US Customs officials determined her not to be credible. 6 September 2001 Lacson to accusers: Present evidence PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/09/06/132713/lacson-accusers-present-evidence Lacson also denied accusations from military intelligence officer Victor Corpus that he had over US$700 million stashed in foreign bank accounts. 10 August 2001 Lacson has cleared his HK bank accounts – Corpus PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/08/10/129522/lacson-has-cleared-his-hk-bank-accounts-150-corpus Reynaldo Acop likewise dismissed Ong's testimony and branded her a pathological liar who was deeply involved in criminality. Although Acop did admit paying Ong reward money in return for setting up targets for PNP sting operations, he denied authorising a ₱2 million payment for her to set up a drug deal with Hong Kong based Triad members, 6 September 2001 Acop tries to turn tables on 'Rosebud' PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/09/06/132723/acop-tries-turn-tables-145rosebud146 insisting that a United Coconut Planters Bank personal cheque for that amount signed by him on 10 October 1998 was an emergency loan in lieu of overdue payments from the PAOCTF. 27 September 2001 Acop gave Rosebud P2 M from Tito’s CDF PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/09/27/134890/acop-gave-rosebud-p2-m-tito146s-cdf Acop further alleged that Ong had in fact stolen ₱4.5 million in "show money" that was supposed to be used in a sting operation in 1998, 12 September 2001 PNP starts probe of top officials linked by PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/09/12/133412/pnp-starts-probe-top-officials-linked-145 as well as helping Triad boss Chong Yuk Soy enter the Philippines and obtaining driver's licenses for his underlings via corrupt Land Transportation Office officials. 6 September 2001 Rosebud 'link' ng Triad sa RP - Acop PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/bansa/2001/09/06/132809/rosebud-link-ng-triad-sa-rp-acop fil Aftermath Although a resulting Senate Committee Report No. 66 recommended Ping Lacson be indicted for offenses such as "kidnapping, drug trafficking, and summary executions”, in August 2003 Lacson used his political influence to have the report permanently shelved.5 August 2003 Lacson blocks Senate inquiry report about him Philippine Inquirer http://www.inq7.net/nat/2003/aug/06/nat_7-1.htm 29 May 2026 6 March 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050306041730/http://www.inq7.net:80/nat/2003/aug/06/nat_7-1.htm 2014 Fears of the Philippines as a Narco State philnews https://www.philnews.com/2014/03a.htm The report had found Lacson being guilty of "neglect of duty under the doctrine of command responsibility" regarding his command of both the PNP and the PAOCTF, while also recommending charges be filed against Chief Superintendent Reynaldo Acop, Senior Superintendent Francisco Villaroman and Superintendent John Campos for the involvement in the kidnapping of several ethnic Chinese individuals in the Metro Manila region.6 June 2003 Barbers defers report vs Lacson Philippine Inquirer https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2003/06/06/209047/barbers-defers-report-vs-lacson 7 October 2026 7 October 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261007105227/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2003/06/06/209047/barbers-defers-report-vs-lacsonIn 2017, Lacson claimed the Senate hearings of the early 2000's were part of a smear campaign triggered by supporters of the then incumbent President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in order to ruin his political career, as he had planned to run against her in the 2004 Philippine presidential election. Lacson remarked that they succeeded in preventing him winning the election, as his positive 73% approval rating in December 2000 had crashed to negative 13% by August 2001. 16 March 2018 Lacson: I was a victim of fake news 17 years ago Philippine Inquirer https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/975743/lacson-i-was-a-victim-of-fake-news-17-years-ago In 2010, Francisco Villaroman was charged over his involvement in the murder of Chong Hiu Ming, whose partial remains had been unearthed in the Province of Cavite a few years previously.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100827-289069/Acting-MPD-chief-facing-raps-over-abduction-of-HK-residents Acting MPD chief facing raps over abduction of HK residents Newsinfo.inquirer.net August 27, 2010 September 8, 2010 Philippines dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100830135004/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100827-289069/Acting-MPD-chief-facing-raps-over-abduction-of-HK-residents August 30, 2010 The Sandiganbayan Second Division court confirmed in 2001 that prima facie evidence had been proved against Acop 11 September 2001 Ebidensiya vs 10 extortionist na pulis, sapat - Sandiganbayan PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/metro/2010/09/11/610480/ebidensiya-vs-10-extortionist-na-pulis-sapat-sandiganbayan fil 11 September 2001 Evidence against 10 extortionist police officers is sufficient - Sandiganbayan PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/metro/2010/09/11/610480/ebidensiya-vs-10-extortionist-na-pulis-sapat-sandiganbayan and he was subsequently charged in 2002 along with several other PNP officers in relation to Ong's testimony. 7 September 2002 Bribery raps filed vs 10 PNP officials Philippine Inquirer https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2002/09/07/175001/bribery-raps-filed-vs-10-pnp-officials However by July 2011 all charges against Acop and Villaroman regarding the December 1998 PAOCTF raid were dismissed. 16 July 2011 9 cops cleared of bribery Philippine Inquirer https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/21608/9-cops-cleared-of-bribery Superintendent John Campos vehemently denied all of Ong's accusations against him, countering that his PAOCTF team was actually involved in the rescue of several kidnapped ethnic Chinese who were afterwards identified as suspected members of a Hong Kong-based crime syndicate. 3 October 2001 'Presidential son' tied to drug trade PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/10/03/135507/145presidential-son146-tied-drug-trade Campos claimed Ong had invented stories of police corruption in order to escape prosecution for her own crimes, and in a position paper submitted to the Senate Committee on Public Order & Illegal Drugs asserted that Ong's motive for making accusations against powerful PNP officers was to be placed in witness protection and have a government funded refuge from rival Triad drug traffickers who she had double crossed.P/Supt. John P. Campos' Position Paper presented before the Senate Committee on Public Order & Illegal Drugs - 2001 https://www.oocities.org/who_is_rosebud/campos.htm On 4 December 2002, Campos was shot dead by unknown gunmen outside a fast food restaurant in the Don Bosco district of Parañaque. 6 December 2002 Mary Ong's former lover slain PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2002/12/06/186763/mary-ong146s-former-lover-slain Since late 2000, Mary "Rosebud" Ong had been living under 24 hour armed guard at Camp Aguinaldo within the witness protection program due to threats to her life from rouge PNP officers after agreeing to testify against senior government officials. 7 December 2002 From 'Rosebud' to Rose banned: Ong barred from Campos' wake PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2002/12/07/186900/145rosebud146-rose-banned-ong-barred-campos146-wake Ong was removed from the program (allegedly after pressure from Lacson) in September 2011 7 September 2011 'I'll be dead in a month' Philippine Inquirer https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/54365/%E2%80%98i%E2%80%99ll-be-dead-in-a-month%E2%80%99 and asked to vacate Camp Aguinaldo without her bodyguards after military intelligence reports assessed she was no longer under any threats. 14 September 2011 Mary 'Rosebud' Ong vows to continue testifying in crime raps vs Lacson Philippine Inquirer https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/58261/mary-%E2%80%98rosebud%E2%80%99-ong-vows-to-continue-testifying-in-crime-raps-vs-lacson#1 In July 2021, Ong and her brother Peter were arrested by undercover NBI agents after a sting operation in Pasay City for allegedly selling AstraZeneca vaccinations to ethnic Chinese customers for ₱7,000 per dose in violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. 25 July 2021 Rosebud, 3 others nabbed for selling vax slots Philippine Inquirer https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1463887/rosebud-3-others-nabbed-for-selling-vax-slots 26 July 2021 Rosebud nabbed for selling vaccine slots PhilStar https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/07/26/2115162/rosebud-nabbed-selling-vaccine-slots References Notes External links Department of Justice and National Bureau of Investigation v. Hon. Hermogenes R. Liwag, Panfilo M. Lacson, and Michael Ray B. Aquino - G.R. No. 149311 - Supreme Court of the Philippines - 2005 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff, vs. P/CSUPT. REYNALDO M. AСОР, ET AL, accused - C.C. No. 27746 - SANDIGANBAYAN Court Quezon City - 2011 Category:1998 crimes in the Philippines Category:1998 in Hong Kong Category:Blackmail Category:Crime in Metro Manila Category:Corruption in the Philippines Category:Hong Kong–Philippines relations Category:Kidnapping in the Philippines Category:Organized crime in the Philippines Category:Police misconduct in the Philippines Category:Political corruption in the Philippines