Okada Manila Corruption Investigation

Overview

• Investigative series alleges extensive corruption, surveillance misconduct, vendor collusion, and political protection at Okada Manila.
• Claims are presented as verified through internal documents, emails, transactions, and CCTV; calls for public downloads to resist takedowns.

Series Impact and Initial Responses

• First video went viral: 125,000 views, nearly 5,000 subscribers within days.
• Board blocked YouTube for employees; instructed staff to ignore Project Panagutin; issued threats and intimidation.
• Defamation complaint led to YouTube blocking in the Philippines; content circulated across industry and authorities.

Alleged Misconduct Categories

• Money laundering of stolen government funds; graft; extortion; kidnapping ransoms; surveillance voyeurism.
• Gaming regulation violations; building and fire code infractions; murder.
• Systemic bid manipulation, ghost procurement, rework scams, vendor collusion, and price hiking.

Financial Impact and Employee Consequences

• VIP downturn cited, but corruption blamed for persistently depressed EBITDA/EBITDAR.
• Staff bonuses tied to EBITDA; no guaranteed annual bonus beyond 13th month pay.

Surveillance VP Mike Wait: Conflicts, Bids, and Pricing

• Close relationship with Empire Automation (surveillance integrator) not disclosed; alleged bid fraud on CP51.07.
• Executive briefing for $13M system allegedly copied from vendor letters and Wikipedia.
• Quality assurance bypassed; completion signed despite failures; Empire paid in full.
• 2019 procurement split to avoid XCOM scrutiny; total escalated from ~$1.1M to just under $2M within six months.
• Channel license prices allegedly doubled then reverted after payments; vendor blamed manufacturer, which denied major increases.
• Whistleblower evidence submitted; investigation allegedly blocked by board member Kenji Sugiyama.
• Empire deaccredited, later returned in late 2024 for a $2.5M upgrade aligned with senior allies.

Supply Chain Graft Syndicate Structure and Methods

• Headed by Mitsukazu Nakata; shares proceeds with board members to control approvals and audits.
• HR and legal figures allegedly weaponized to purge whistleblowers via a “fake” disciplinary unit.
• Payments coordinated via aides; cash/bank transfers delivered to senior members.
• Vendors recruited and coerced; sole distributor tags used to bypass bidding.
• Extortion by operatives who invent issues and demand commissions; documented payment stubs cited.

Modair Air Rework Scheme

• Nakata brought affiliate Modair Air; quality assurance curtailed by descope of DCI to basic witnessing.
• ACOM releases payments on signatures not assuring full quality; repeated faults trigger new contracts.
• Annual Modair Air costs allegedly rose from ~PHP 200M to ~PHP 1B after QA sabotage.

September–October 2024 Collusion Case Study

• Company A refused collusion; Company B accepted; bake-off criteria copied from Company B documentation.
• Despite manipulation, Company A outperformed; results delayed nearly two weeks.
• Cost comparison allegedly fabricated by excluding portions of Company B costs; proposals had been received earlier.
• Company B had lower performance and nearly double unit cost, allegedly padding kickbacks.

Board Awareness and Whistleblower Reprisals

• Board allegedly informed of voyeurism cover-up, Empire collusion, Modair rework scam, contract manipulation, fuel theft, ghost procurement, vendor kickbacks.
• Whistleblowers allegedly terminated via intimidating proceedings, vague code violations, and NDA offers with small separation.

Political Protections and Money Movements

• Claims of 2022 takeover aided by corrupt officials; Mike Wait allegedly boasted of involvement.
• Kim Wong cited as silent partner; large deposits/withdrawals with minimal gaming; alleged non-filing of STRs.
• Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez allegedly received payments to influence rulings; reportedly used casino for laundering.
• Justice Joseph Lopez allegedly indebted nearly PHP 1B to another casino; frequent VIP baccarat play; implicated in favorable ruling context.
• Nakata registered as a VIP with Immigration cited as emblematic of impunity.

Distribution and Call to Action

• Encouragement to download reports from YouTube and Rumble; follow on X for updates.
• Invitation for evidence submissions via email; assertion of verified reporting standards.

Key Individuals and Roles

Action Items

• Download and archive reports upon release on public platforms.
• Submit corroborating evidence to the investigative project via email.

Decisions

• Okada Manila board allegedly decided to block platform access, escalate intimidation, and pursue defamation actions rather than investigate.