Ken Chan breaks his social media hiatus amid alleged estafa case

Ken Chan | Combined images: Instagram/@akosikenchan

Kapuso actor Ken Chan broke his social media hiatus with a series of posts amid reports that he was going through some rough times in his personal life.

On Instagram on Thursday, Chan made a random post about his “imaginary friends,” accompanied by a picture of a panda bear and a troll plushies seemingly sharing a somewhat melted ice cream in a dessert glass.

He also showed “proof of life” when he posted a picture of himself sitting on what appeared to be a bed or a couch, as well as a picture of his pancit canton and pizza meals, and an airpods case, on his Instagram Stories.

Screenshots from Ken Chan’s Instagram Stories

Chan’s posts seemingly defied reports that he is in hiding due to an alleged warrant of arrest issued against him for syndicated estafa, which was bared by show biz vlogger Ogie Diaz in his vlog, which was posted on YouTube.

In his vlog, Diaz showed a copy of the charge sheet where the actor was named as respondent in connection with a violation of the Revised Penal Code (RPC)  in relation to Presidential Decree No. 1689.

Syndicated estafa is a non-bailable offense under Art. 315, (2) (a) of the RPC, and carries the maximum penalty of life imprisonment, once proven beyond reasonable doubt that “the swindling (estafa) is committed by a syndicate consisting of five or more persons formed with the intention of carrying out the unlawful or illegal act, transaction, enterprise or scheme.”

A screengrab of the document also showed that the names of Chan’s co-accused were blurred out, as well as the court that issued the order that supposedly found him guilty of the crime, though it stated that the case was filed before a regional trial court in the National Capital Region.

Image: Screengrab from Ogie Diaz Showbiz Update/YouTube

The case stemmed from an “investment” that the 31-year-old actor and his family was involved in as incorporators of the company, Diaz further said, citing his source.

“Yung isa naman ay nagsabi sa akin na P30 million aabot ‘yung pera nila (at) mga friends niya na naipasok kay Ken Chan,” Diaz stated. “Tapos meron pang isa na naghahabol din ng kanyang pera kay Ken na ginagawang front ‘yung mga businesses na sabi sa akin ay hindi naman daw naasikaso nang madalas ni Ken Chan.” 

INQUIRER.net has reached out to Chan’s management, Sparkle GMA Artist Center for comment.

Meanwhile, Chan’s last Facebook post was on September 4, when he warned against a Telegram account pretending to be his to solicit money from his contacts, among them, Viva boss, Vic del Rosario.

The actor was last seen on the GMA afternoon drama “Abot-Kamay na Pangarap” with Jillian Ward.