It’s been relatively quiet on the Okada Manila front for the past couple of weeks, but no one should be fooled into thinking that the issue has been put to rest.
In fact, a full-page ad published in the Inquirer last Saturday says just the opposite.
In it, Tiger Resorts Asia Limited or “TRAL”—which says it owns 99.99 percent of Okada Manila—“has received credible reports that the self-appointed board” of the controversial casino resort hotel led by Kazuo Okada “is again attempting to issue themselves improper payments.”
“So far, these untoward attempts have been thwarted by honest and hardworking Okada Manila employees who are unwilling to facilitate these improper financial transactions,” the firm said.
“As a result, the self-appointed board has allegedly demoted and even improperly terminated employees who were not willing to follow their orders, refused to betray their conscience, and protected themselves from criminal liabilities—despite knowing that it may result in unjust punishment such as possible demotions or loss of employment,” it added.
TRAL also said it received information that an individual, who stopped working at Okada Manila earlier this year, “was dubiously appointed by the self-appointed board as a senior manager in the accounting and finance departments responsible for ensuring the legitimate use of all funds of Okada Manila.”
“In addition, this individual has been assigned to oversee the cage, where he is now in charge of all the cash of Okada Manila,”...
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