"He is still in Hong Kong. It is a private visit and that's all we can say," said Noel Novicio, vice consul at the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong. "We were not informed about the details of his trip."
Mike Arroyo, a lawyer from a prominent family, has been accused of taking kickbacks from operators of jueteng, a popular illegal numbers game. He's become the target of a Senate inquiry, though no firm evidence has emerged. The president's son and brother-in-law are also accused.
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