Businessman Anson Que, driver found dead in Rizal, DILG's Remulla confirms

The two cadavers found on a roadside in Rodriguez, Rizal belong to businessman Anson Que and his driver, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Thursday.

“Yes, that’s confirmed,” DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla told GMA News Online in a message.

In an interview with reporters, PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Jean Fajardo said businessman Que, also known as Anson Tan, and his driver were last seen alive on March 29 around 2 p.m. when they left Valenzuela City for a meeting.

“The following day, the family reported po na hindi nga po umuwi at nakarating doon sa mga scheduled po na activities. Noong hapon din po noon, noong March 30, nag-report na po ang family sa AKG,” she said.

(The following day, the family reported that he did not return home and did not arrive for scheduled activities. That afternoon, on March 30, the family reported to the AKG.)

Fajardo said that the last vehicle the victims used was found by the PNP’s Highway Patrol Group (HPG) in Quezon City on Tuesday.

According to Fajardo, the police are looking into the real motive in the abduction considering that the perpetrators supposedly asked for ransom but still killed the victims.

Fajardo refused to confirm if the family of the businessman sent ransom money to the perpetrators.

“As to the specifics, we will not be revealing ilang mga detalye po dahil ongoing po 'yung investigation including 'yung possibility na nagbigay po ng ransom po yung pamilya,” she said.

(As for the specifics, we will not be revealing any details because the investigation is ongoing, including the possibility that the family paid a ransom.)

Fajardo said the bodies bore signs of bruises and injuries.

She said investigators are pursuing some leads in the case including the possibility that the perpetrators were involved in previous kidnappings and Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs).

A special investigation task group has been created to focus on the case, according to Fajardo.

The team will be headed by PNP’s chief of the directorial staff Police Lieutenant General Edgar Allan Okubo and the probe will be led by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) under its chief Police Major General Nicolas Torre III.

Police Regional Office 4A (PRO 4A) said the bodies were discovered by a concerned citizen in Sitio Udiongan, Barangay Macabud around 6 a.m. on Wednesday.

“The two bodies were placed in a nylon bag, tied with nylon rope, and their faces were wrapped with duct tape,” PRO 4A public information office chief Police Lieutenant Colonel Chitadel Gaoiran said.

According to a report by James Agustin on GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita, the victims were only wearing underwear and their heads were covered in blood..—AOL, GMA Integrated News