PKR will be sending two representatives to Manila to meet with Philippines authorities and the victims who has allegedly been duped by Manuel Karingal Amalilio - a relative of Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman.

NONE PKR vice-president Tian Chua ( left ) said he, along with Subang MP R Sivarasa, will be leaving for the Philippines at 8pm tonight.

There, he said he will meet with the reporters that had covered Amalilio, or as the 47-year-old businessperson is also known as, Mohammad Kamal Sa’aid.

“We will meet with government officials there. We have already informed them of this.

“This is a serious case that reflects on corruption in Malaysia. The Sabah chief minister has, more than once, been implicated in allegedly defending graft perpetrators.

“So we are going to get a more accurate picture of what happened in the Philippines,” he told Malaysiakini when contacted.

Amalilio, who is wanted by the Philippine authorities, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for possession of a fake passport after a speedy trial at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu on Monday.

He allegedly fled to Sabah in his attempt to escape the Philippine police for supposedly cheating 15,000 Filipinos of PHP12 billion (RM895 million) through his company Aman Futures Group which is based in Vasayas and Mindanao Aman.

Amalilio - Malaysian or Filipino?

The Malaysian and Philippine authorities had reportedly issued conflicting statements about Amalilio’s nationality.

Malaysian authorities have claimed that Amalilio is a Malaysian citizen traveling with a fake Philippine passport, whereas Philippine authorities claimed to have gathered documents - such as Amalilio’s birth certificate and passport - as proof that he is a Filipino citizen.

Meanwhile, Tian Chua, who is also the Batu MP, expressed regret that Malaysia allegedly did not cooperate with the Philippine authorities on the matter.

“As a member of parliament and on behalf of the Malaysian people, we are concerned about what is happening. This involves the nation’s image. We feel obliged to find the truth.

“We also express regret that the Malaysian government did not cooperate, but obstructed the Filipino government in this issue,” he said.

Tian Chua and Sivarasa will be spending a day in Manila, and are expected to return to Malaysia on Saturday at 10.30am.