00:00The Philippine National Police is investigating a few incidents of crime related to underground gambling and cyber fraud
00:07that were previously associated with operations.
00:10According to the National Police,
00:12from January to February this year,
00:14out of 40 cases of kidnapping, 10 of them were committed by Chinese nationals
00:19who were abducted by their Chinese accomplices.
00:22The PNP is investigating the pattern of incidents
00:25in which Chinese syndicates target their Chinese accomplices
00:30due to illegal business operations that were affected by various operations of the authorities.
00:36PNP Chief Police General Romel Marville
00:39has confirmed the continued involvement of the possible kidnappers.
00:44This was after it was closed last year
00:47due to the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.