(UPDATE) A PARAÑAQUE court has denied Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada's motion to quash the grave coercion charges filed against him and his associates in connection with the May 31, 2022 takeover of Okada Manila.

In a resolution dated October 18, Parañaque Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) Branch 91 Judge Placido Garcia 3rd ruled to deny the motion filed by Kazuo, Filipino businessman Antonio 'Tonyboy' Cojuangco, Dindo Espeleta and lawyer Florentino 'Binky' Herrera after finding that the allegations in the information are sufficient to constitute the criminal offense of grave coercion.