DOJ puts up P1 million for 'credible, actionable' tips on Cassie Ong hiding place
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice said that it is offering a P1-million reward for information on Lucky South 99 representative Cassie Ong.
In a press conference on Tuesday, November 25, Acting DOJ Secretary Fredderick Vida said its department has allocated funds in order for Ong to face the charges against her in court.
“Ang kagawaran po ng Department of Justice is formally announcing that it is offering a one-million-peso reward for credible, actionable information that will directly lead to the lawful discovery location and subsequent arrest by authorized law enforcement agent by Cassandra Li Ong,” Vida said.
(The Department of Justice is formally announcing that it is offering a one-million-peso reward for credible and actionable information that will directly lead to the lawful discovery of the location and the subsequent arrest of Cassandra Li Ong by authorized law enforcement agents.)
Vida noted that in the past, Ong could move around freely and enter and leave the Philippines without being detected.
He also acknowledged that the Justice department is struggling to monitor Ong’s whereabouts, adding that they cannot determine whether she remains in the Philippines or has already departed.
“Definitely with the current information that we have, we don’t have enough. That’s why we’re offering the reward. And it’s an effective tool,” he said.
Before getting lost from the government’s radar, Ong was last tracked in Japan in December 2024, according to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission.
On Monday, November 24, the Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 157 canceled the passports of Roque, Ong and several others over qualified trafficking in persons charges filed against them in connection with alleged unlawful activities of Philippine offshore gaming operators in Porac, Pampanga.
Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Ty said that the passport cancellation is final and executory.
Ong had earlier been detained at the House of Representatives for contempt, but she was freed from the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City when the 19th Congress ended and transitioned to the 20th.
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