On August 15, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled to uphold the subpoena issued by the Senate Committee to former Tarlac Province, Banban City Mayor Alice Guo, requiring her to testify. The investigation, initiated by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equal
Recently, the 109th branch of the Kapas Regional Trial Court has agreed that the dismissed Mayor of Banban, Guo Huaping, may attend the Senate hearing on the investigation of illegal POGO operations when necessary. The presiding judge of the Kapas Court, Sara Vidania-Delos Santos, notified Senator R
On September 8, 2024, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the Philippines interrogated Alice Guo prior to her extradition back to the Philippines regarding a notarized document, her suspected body double, and issues with NBI certification.The dismissed mayor of Banban city was questioned w
On September 7, the lawyer of Cassandra Li Ong stated that she prefers to go to jail rather than face a legislative inquiry due to her association with a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, which was raided, as she does not want to be "shamed" in public anymore.Ong,
Philippine Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros has urged an immediate halt to the operations of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) in the country, citing concerns that their operations are involved in human trafficking. Hontiveros expressed serious concerns about the
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