Camp BGen Rafael T Crame, Quezon City β On June 5, 2026 around 3:00PM, the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP AKG), under the strong leadership of PBGEN EDWIN C BALLES, Acting Director, AKG, successfully served the warrant of arrest for kidnapping for ransom with homicide (2counts) against (1) Xiao Chang Jiang alias Michael Agad Yung/ Yang Jianmin/ David Tan Liao, (2) Raymart Loria Catequista; and (3) Richardo Austria alias βAmayβ for their involvement in the kidnapping for ransom with homicide of a businessman and his driver on December 6, 2024.
The said accused were also responsible for similar crime committed against Congyuan Guo alias Anson Tan/Anson Que and his driver that happened on March 29, 2025. The said kidnapping for ransom with homicide drew significant public attention after the victimsβ family reportedly paid millions of pesos in ransom through cryptocurrency transactions in a desperate effort to secure the victimβs safe release. However, despite the payment of ransom, the victims were brutally killed, and their cadavers were later discovered in Rodriguez, Rizal.
Following months of intensive investigation, evidence collection, intelligence operations, and close coordination with partner law enforcement agencies, the PNP AKG was able to establish a critical link connecting David Tan Liao and his group to another kidnapping for ransom case involving a businessman from Mandaluyong City. Similar to the Anson Tan case, the victimβs family paid millions in ransom via cryptocurrency. However, 11 days after the kidnapping, the victimsβ cadaver were found in Rodriguez, Rizal, confirming the suspectsβ pattern of violent criminal activity.
In line with this, PBGEN EDWIN C BALLES, Acting Director of the Anti-Kidnapping Group, emphasized that this latest development underscores the unwavering commitment of the AKG to relentlessly pursue all individuals involved in kidnapping for ransom cases and ensure that they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
This legal offensive is a testament of AKGβs commitment to pursue justice for the victims as well as to provide answers and closure for the families. The AKG will remain steadfast in establishing strong and evidence-based cases to ensure successful prosecution against kidnappers.
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