Does Tony Yang have a close relationship with former President Rodrigo Duterte?
Tony Yang, the brother of Michael Yang, an economic adviser during the Duterte administration, said during a Senate hearing on illegal POGOs that he is "not very close" with the former president.
Tony Yang, the brother of Michael Yang, an economic adviser during the Duterte administration, said during a Senate hearing on illegal POGOs that he is "not very close" with the former president.
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00:00You seem to be close to many high-ranking officials of the government.
00:06Your brother became the economic advisor of the former president, Duterte.
00:12Are you also close to the former president?
00:20We would like to ask about your relationship with the government.
00:25We know that your brother became the economic advisor of the former president.
00:34Are you also close to the former president?
00:39I am close to Duterte.
00:43I am not close to him.
00:46I am not close to him either.
00:55How did you meet the former president, Duterte?
01:05How did you meet the former president, Duterte?
01:15I am not close to him.
01:19One time, he invited me to a business meeting.
01:37We took a picture together.
01:47There was only one time when former president Duterte went to Cagayan.
01:54We had a meeting with the Chinese business groups.
01:58That's why we were able to meet him and we had a photo with him.
02:02And of course, your younger brother, Michael Yang, was the special economic advisor.
02:09It is impossible not to introduce you to your brother.
02:13There is no respect if you don't introduce yourself to the former president.