Cebu businessman denies seeking help of PNP chief

CEBU CITY — An embattled businessman who, together with his brother, has been the subject of a congressional investigation for alleged drug dealing, denied that he approached Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Leandro Mendoza last Saturday for help.

The trader, Wellington Lim, was reportedly seen playing a round of golf with Mendoza at the Cebu Country Club last Saturday.

Lim admitted that he saw Mendoza at the golf course but denied ever talking to the police general about his problem while playing.

"There is nothing wrong if we saw each other," Lim told The Freeman. "We just said ‘Hi’ and goodbye to each other. We did not talk."

Lim said that although he and Mendoza were at the golf course at the same time, they were in different flights.

"I played with my group and he played with his. We did not play together," he said.

For his part, Wellington’s brother, Peter, chastised Cebu City Rep. Antonio Cuenco, saying the congressman has no reason to be alarmed over last Saturday’s meeting of his brother and Mendoza.

Cuenco, chairman of the House special committee on illegal drugs, has been conducting a congressional inquiry into the alleged illegal drug activities of the Lim brothers.

Last Saturday’s sighting of Wellington and Mendoza together at the golf course raised speculations that the Lims were imploring the PNP chief’s help.

"We do not need any help from anyone, not even Mendoza," Peter told The Freeman in a separate interview. — Freeman News Service