Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian and suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. ABS-CBN News/File

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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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/1721464056643Gatchalian-guo-07202024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=" Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian and suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian and suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.<em> ABS-CBN News/File</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday slammed suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo after she claimed that the Senate has a &quot;fixation&quot; on her as they continue their investigation into her citizenship and alleged POGO ties. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/19/hontiveros-denies-senate-fixation-on-alice-guo-we-are-just-allergic-to-liars-1034">• Hontiveros denies Senate &#x27;fixation&#x27; on Alice Guo: &#x27;We are just allergic to liars&#x27;</a></div><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t think she should put too much premium on herself, this is in aid of legislation so we can help the country fight POGOs, fight people who abuse our system, and rid our government of people who lie about their past and their documents,&quot; Gatchalian told ANC.</p><p>On Thursday night, Guo, who remains in hiding amid a Senate arrest order, posted a lengthy statement on Facebook, saying &quot;I am deeply concerned about and keep questioning why Senators Win Gatchalian and Risa Hontiveros and other offices seem fixated on me.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/15/bamban-mayor-alice-guo-in-hiding-still-in-ph-lawmaker-825">• Bamban Mayor Alice Guo in hiding, still in PH: lawmaker</a></div><p>The suspended mayor also alluded to politicians &quot;using&quot; her &quot;to boost their political ambitions.&quot;</p><p>But according to Gatchalian, who is one of the senators leading the POGO investigation along with Hontiveros, Guo was just trying to divert attention because of the strong evidence against her. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/10/-pogo-politics-suspected-china-ties-of-tarlac-town-mayor-alarms-solon-1016">• &#x27;POGO-politics&#x27;: Suspected China ties of Tarlac town mayor alarms solon</a></div><p>&quot;The bottomline here is Alice Guo is lying and she is evading the invitation of the Senate because she cannot give straight answers and evidence is just too strong. That&#x27;s why the bottomline is she is diverting attention,&quot; Gatchalian said.</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3063300"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>For Gatchalian, Guo&#x27;s excuse of &quot;stress and trauma&quot; in skipping the Senate probe was unreasonable because she is still an elective official that must be answerable to people.</p><p>&quot;Once you enter public service, once you go into the public limelight, you have to be prepared to see a lot of criticisms... We have to be ready for that as public servant. That&#x27;s the reality of public service,&quot; the lawmaker said.</p><p>Guo has a pending petition before the Supreme Court seeking to block the Senate from forcing her attendance in their investigations.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/19/hontiveros-to-guo-attend-senate-probe-instead-of-lying-2034" id="isPasted">• Hontiveros to Guo: Attend Senate probe instead of lying</a></div><p>Gatchalian is confident that the SC will junk Guo&#x27;s petition, citing the &quot;long-standing&quot; tradition of respect among co-equal branches of government. </p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s a long-standing tradition between co-equal branches of government and I&#x27;m very sure the SC will recognize that the Congress and Senate is a co-equal branch and it is mandated to conduct investigations in aid of legislation and we can invite resource persons to help us craft effective legislation,&quot; Gatchalian said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/16/sc-orders-hontiveros-panel-to-comment-on-guo-petition-vs-senate-subpoena-1541">• SC orders Hontiveros panel to comment on Guo petition vs Senate subpoena</a></div><p>The SC has ordered Hontiveros&#x27; panel to comment on Guo&#x27;s petition. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</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/rv31mFmDTco?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Alice Guo was just trying to divert attention because of the strong evidences against her. </p>

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Alice Guo was just trying to divert attention because of the strong evidences against her.

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Gatchalian blasts Guo: 'Bottomline is you are lying'

Gatchalian blasts Guo: 'Bottomline is you are lying'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Jul 20, 2024 04:39 PM PHT

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