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Senate pogo guo 06262024

Victoria Tulad

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<p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">MANILA<strong> (UPDATED) </strong>— Suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo skipped the resumption of the Senate inquiry into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) on Wednesday. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">According to Guo’s lawyer Stephen David, Guo is sick. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“Sick and stressed. Next hearing pa siguro makaka-attend. Nagpa-excuse siya today,” David said in a mesage. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">(Sick and stressed. She might be able to attend the next hearing. She asked to be excused today.) </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">In a letter to the committee, Guo begged off from the proceedings saying she is not fit to appear as a resource person, citing her “exposure to prolonged stress and high level of anxiety” because of the allegations linked to the POGO hub in Bamban.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Guo also cited pending proceedings at the Court of Appeals on the Ombudsman’s order to put her on preventive suspension, with the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and the criminal complaints filed against her by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1719375284571viber_image_2024-06-26_11-48-53-317.jpg" style="width:300px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1719375302588viber_image_2024-06-26_11-48-59-797.jpg" style="width:300px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“More importantly, I have been exposed to public ridicule, humiliation and hatred for several months now, tarnishing my public image, character and reputation,” she also said. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality is investigating Guo’s possible connection to illegal POGOs in her town. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/25/doj-immigration-told-to-be-on-lookout-for-alice-guo-13-others-1209">RELATED:  Immigration told to be on lookout for Alice Guo, 13 others — DOJ</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">It will also look into Lucky South 99, the illegal hub in Porac, Pampanga with Porac Mayor Jaime Capil in attendance. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) has linked Guo to a criminal syndicate running the illegal POGOs in Bamban and Porac. Guo’s camp has denied this. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Before the public hearing, senators led by committee chair Risa Hontiveros, held an executive session with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/25/guo-camp-to-file-ca-petition-vs-ombudsman-suspension-1447">.READ: Guo camp to file CA petition vs Ombudsman suspension</a><strong></strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3057673"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality is investigating Guo’s possible connection to illegal POGOs in her town. </p>

The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality is investigating Guo’s possible connection to illegal POGOs in her town.

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Senate probe into illegal POGOs resumes without Alice Guo

Victoria Tulad,

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Published Jun 26, 2024 11:30 AM PHT

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Updated Jun 26, 2024 12:15 PM PHT

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