MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed 16 criminal complaints against Yang Jianxin, brother of former Duterte administration economic adviser Michael Yang, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking said in a statement.

Yang Jianxin a.k.a. Antonio Lim y Maestrado, a.k.a. Antonio M. Lim, a.k.a. Tony Lim, ak.a. Tony Yang, is facing complaints of falsification, perjury and violation of Commonwealth Act No. 142 or the Anti-Alias Law after the Region 10 office of the NBI filed the complaints before the Office of the City Prosecutor of Cagayan de Oro last October 17, 2024.

Yang Jianxin was arrested last September 19, 2024 by Bureau of Immigration officials and has appeared before the Senate and House of Representatives investigations on human trafficking and illegal  Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators.

“In the course of the investigation, NBI-10 uncovered the fact that respondent uses these pseudonyms to put up several corporations and register them at the Securities & Exchange Commission in Cagayan de Oro City,” the IACAT said.

The corporations were identified as Oroone Inc., established in October 2016; Philippine Sanjia Steel Incorporated, established in September 2018; and Mis. Or Sand and Gravel Corporation established in September 2016.

“Respondent concealed his identity as a Chinese national, obtained a Filipino birth certificate, and used his Filipino name/s as incorporator of these corporations, thus committing falsification in the corporations Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws,” the IACAT said.

The IACAT noted that the 16 complaints will undergo preliminary investigation as more complaints are expected to be filed in the coming days.