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Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo testifies at the Senate hearing in Pasay City on May 22, 2024 as she faces questions on her identity and alleged ties to a raided POGO hub in her town. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo testifies at the Senate hearing in Pasay City on May 22, 2024 as she faces questions on her identity and alleged ties to a raided POGO hub in her town. The Senate resumed its investigation on the alleged human trafficking and cyber fraud ops in Clark and Tarlac. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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TARLAC-MAYOR

Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172464553513520240522-mayor-alice-guo-VU2A7700-MD.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo testifies at the Senate hearing in Pasay City on May 22, 2024 as she faces questions on her identity and alleged ties to a raided POGO hub in her town. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo testifies at the Senate hearing in Pasay City on May 22, 2024 as she faces questions on her identity and alleged ties to a raided POGO hub in her town. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Authorities in different Southeast Asian countries have been &quot;alerted&quot; to be on the lookout for former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, who fled the Philippines amid an investigation into her ties to illegal gambling syndicates in the country, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday.</p><p>Guo was last seen in the Philippines in mid-July, allegedly leaving a resort through a speedboat. Earlier this month, authorities confirmed that she was seen in at least three Southeast Asian countries, the last one being Indonesia.</p><p>&quot;Kanina yung mga ASEAN ambassadors nakausap ko at sabi nila nakaalerto na din ang kanilang mga otoridad so mahihirapan siya makagalaw sa ASEAN,&quot; Gatchalian said, referring to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).</p><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/fKQ9Ac2k9Hk?&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>&quot;Tingin ko mahuhuli siya sa Indonesia,&quot; he told reporters in a chance interview.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/19/guo-has-left-philippines-says-hontiveros-1534">READ: Guo has left Philippines, says Hontiveros</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/24/alice-guo-headed-to-golden-triangle-to-evade-arrest-paocc-spox-1148">READ: Alice Guo headed to &#x27;Golden Triangle&#x27; to evade arrest -- PAOCC spox</a></div><p>Last week, Guo&#x27;s sister Shiela, and their associate Cassandra Li-Ong — who represents the raided Lucky South 99 gambling hub in Pampanga — were nabbed in Batam, Indonesia.</p><p>They were flown back to the Philippines and are expected to appear before congressional hearings this week.</p><p>&quot;Wala na silang pupuntahan so mas maganda pang sabihin nila paano nabuo itong POGO hub sa Porac, paano nabuo itong POGO hub sa Bamban, paano nakapasok dito si Alice Guo at ang kaniyang pamilya,&quot; Gatchalian said.</p><p>&quot;Paano nila nakilala itong mga sindikato? Kasi obviously mga sindikato din ang nag puslit sa kanila palabas ng Pilipinas,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Maraming mga connections na dapat nila sabihin para maka-file ng magandang kaso ang gobyerno,&quot; he added.</p><p>The Senate will have to see if Shiela Guo will cooperate and divulge the modus and extent of illegal gambling operators in the Philippines before the chamber decides if she could be admitted to the Witness Protection Program.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/22/how-indonesian-authorities-busted-alice-guo-s-sister-alleged-cohort-1506">READ: How Indonesian authorities busted Alice Guo&#x27;s sister, alleged cohort</a></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/IM7NAGkbH5g?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Guo was last seen in the Philippines in mid-July, allegedly leaving a resort through a speedboat.</p>

Guo was last seen in the Philippines in mid-July, allegedly leaving a resort through a speedboat.

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ASEAN authorities 'alerted' to be on the lookout for Alice Guo: Gatchalian

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Aug 26, 2024 12:13 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 26, 2024 06:52 PM PHT

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