Hontiveros says Guo probe 'not an attack' on Filipinos-Chinese

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17167934752436632f576eb8ec6a801998eb6833de8db489eb875fbac53d16e7b7872ba7eca37.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sen. Risa Hontiveros and Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. <em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday said the Senate investigation into Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo was not &quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">an attack on Filipinos of Chinese heritage.&quot;</span></p><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/20/guo-denies-being-a-chinese-spy-i-am-a-filipino-i-love-my-country-1917">• [EXCLUSIVE] Guo denies being a Chinese spy: &#x27;I am a Filipino, I love my country&#x27;</a></span></div><p>Two Senate panels are holding a joint investigation into Guo&#x27;s alleged links to a massive POGO site in her municipality, but the probe took a bizarre turn after reports surfaced that Guo &quot;came out of nowhere&quot; during the 2022 elections.</p><p>Hontiveros was among the first to float suspicions that Guo could be a Chinese spy or asset.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/8/hontiveros-questions-nationality-of-bamban-town-mayor-1812">• Hontiveros questions nationality of Bamban mayor linked to POGOs</a></div><p>On Monday, the senator clarified that she was not attacking Filipinos of Chinese heritage.</p><p>&quot;My own maternal great-grandmother was pure Chinese. The revelations about Mayor Alice Guo came out after evidence of her complicity in POGO-related crimes. At ang ibang ebidensya galing mismo sa kanyang mga salita,&quot; the senator explained.</p><p>During the second hearing on Guo last week, several senators grilled the controversial mayor on her childhood and parents to establish her ties to the Philippines.</p><p>Hontiveros reminded the public that &quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">racism, xenophobia, and Sinophobia&quot; are not acceptable.</span></p><p>&quot;Sa gitna ng lahat ng ito, inuulit ko ang paalala ko na hindi kailanman magiging katanggap-tanggap ang racism, xenophobia at Sinophobia. Regardless of our heritage, all law-abiding citizens should not be the subject of hate and discrimination,&quot; she said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/24/psa-says-anyone-can-file-case-to-cancel-guo-s-birth-certificate-1020">• PSA has no records of Bamban Mayor Alice Guo&#x27;s parents</a></div><p>Hontiveros said that the Guo probe was not a &quot;witch hunt&quot; but about &quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">national security, criminal activities, accountability in public service, the rights and welfare of women and children, and the structural failure of our system to regulate POGO as a business model.&quot; </span></p><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/21/hontiveros-flags-alice-guo-s-ties-with-criminals-ahead-of-2nd-senate-face-off-1513">• Hontiveros flags Alice Guo&#x27;s &#x27;ties with criminals&#x27; ahead of 2nd Senate face-off</a></span></div><p> Guo earlier said she was not a Chinese spy or asset and that she is Filipino citizen.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong><br/><br/><strong><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FcHWsm1XhxM" title="Intensify POGO probe instead focusing on Guo’s personal life: Ang See (28 May 2024)" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5iXNKCHc5FA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p><i>Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday said the Senate investigation into Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo was not "an attack on Filipinos of Chinese heritage."</i></p>

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday said the Senate investigation into Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo was not "an attack on Filipinos of Chinese heritage."

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Hontiveros says Guo probe 'not an attack' on Filipino-Chinese

Hontiveros says Guo probe 'not an attack' on Filipino-Chinese

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Published May 27, 2024 04:18 PM PHT

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Updated May 28, 2024 02:05 PM PHT

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