CHARGES of graft have been charged against a businessman in Singapore for allegedly trying to influence results of professional basketball games in the Philippines and Thailand.
Koa Wei Quan, a 32-year-old Singaporean, allegedly tried to manipulate match results by offering thousands of dollars to players in the Philippine Basketball Association and a Thai pro league in 2018, according to a report by The Straits Times.
Among Filipino players who were identified in the case was Ian Sangalang of Magnolia, who was allegedly offered US$5,000 (around P263,000 in 2018) to arrange for the Hotshots to lose to sister team San Miguel by nine or more points in Game 5 of the 2018 Philippine Cup Finals on April 6.