CEBU – Forming a task force to fast-track the investigation into the kidnapping and killing of Chinese entrepreneur Anson Que is a first step but not quite enough to curb kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) cases, former Philippine National Police and senator and 2025 senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Friday.
Lacson said the only way that the Chinese Filipino community and the public can be mollified amid the recent KFR cases is if the PNP actually solves the case and brings the perpetrators to justice.
“It is commendable that the PNP formed a task force headed by P/Lt. Gen. Edgar Allan Okubo and P/Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III. These are very good officers who are used to anti-crime operations. Okubo worked under me at the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force, he is a very good operator against crime. I hope they can gather enough leads that could result in a positive conclusion, so KFR cases will not happen again,” Lacson said in Filipino in an interview with DYHP radio here.
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