MANILA, May 28 -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday said it has arrested a Chinese man in Cagayan de Oro City who has possible links to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) and Tony Yang, a known POGO figure.

In a statement, BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado identified the Chinese suspect as Xu Shiyan, who was arrested on May 21 for allegedly posing as a Filipino.

Citing Melody Penelope Gonzales, head of the BI's Mindanao Intelligence Task Group (MITG), Viado said Xu is an incorporator of Philippine Sanjia-Steel Corporation (Phil-Sanjia), a company that was investigated for alleged POGO links.

The BI said among the incorporators of Phil-Sanjia is Antonio Lim, the alleged alias of Tony Yang, who was previously investi...