PNP: Julian Ongpin no longer person of interest in Bree Jonson’s death

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said Julian Ongpin is no longer a person of interest in the case of artist Bree Jonson, who was found dead in their room at a La Union resort in September.

In a statement, the PNP explained that the police investigation did not see a sign of foul play.

“Julian Ongpin isn’t anymore a person of interest to the case since police investigation yielded no sign of foul play to the incident,” the PNP said.

The PNP added that they were willing to cooperate with the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) ongoing investigation on the case.

Quoting Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the PNP said the DOJ halted its probe while waiting for the PNP to respond to their request for clarification on the police organization’s DNA result.

“We will advise PRO1 and the Forensic Group to respond to the request of DOJ regarding the DNA Report,” PNP Chief Police General Dionardo Carlos said.

“Rest assured that we will cooperate with DOJ, should there be additional queries and requests for documents,” he added. — DVM, GMA News