DOJ begins preliminary investigation on Julian Ongpin case
HIGH-PROFILE SUSPECT. Lawyers and security men escort Julian Ongpin (center, in dark eyeglasses) out of the Prosecution Building of the Department of Justice in Manila on Friday (Oct. 1, 2021). Ongpin, who was caught with 12.6 grams of cocaine and tested positive for drug use in La Union on September 18, and the police who handled the case submitted their affidavits. (PNA photo by Ben Pulta) MANILA - The preliminary investigation into the high-profile illegal drug case slapped on Julian Ongpin, son of billionaire Roberto Ongpin, began on Friday. In an update sent to the media, the office of Pr...