Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends the hearing called by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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/1726547319325GXpSrfDbwAAflYS.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends the hearing called by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr">MANILA<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>— A former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief may have been involved in Alice Guo&#x27;s escape from the country, a Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. official told senators Tuesday citing reports from the intelligence community. </span></span></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/4/timeline-alice-guo-s-secret-escape-from-ph-and-arrest-in-indonesia-1118">• TIMELINE: Alice Guo&#x27;s secret escape from PH and arrest in Indonesia</a></div><div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr">During the resumption of the Senate&#x27;s hearing into illegal POGOs, Sen. Risa Hontiveros asked government agencies about new details on Guo&#x27;s secret escape from the Philippines in July.</span></span>  </div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/7/alice-guo-s-great-escape-began-on-small-boats-ends-in-private-jet-after-indonesia-arrest-1724">• Alice Guo’s great escape began on small boats, ends in private jet after Indonesia arrest</a></div><div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr"></span></span></div><p>&quot;May pinag-uusapan sa border immigration, hindi ko lang alam ang exact amount [ng bribe], including PNP official [na involved]. Hindi ko lang ma-confirm,&quot; said Pagcor&#x27;s Security Monitoring Cluster head Raul Villanueva, a retired military officer.</p><p>(There was talk about border immigration but I don&#x27;t know the exact amount involved. A PNP official was also supposedly involved, but I have yet to confirm that)</p><p>Hontiveros asked if there was a specific PNP unit that facilitated Guo&#x27;s escape, but Villanuva, citing intel, said they were &quot;PNP personalities.&quot; </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/27/-alice-guo-siblings-fled-philippines-via-small-boat-sister-1135" id="isPasted">• Alice Guo, siblings fled Philippines via &#x27;small boat&#x27;: sister</a></div><div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr"></span></span></div><p>&quot;Hindi PNP unit but personalities. I think it was mentioned... a former Chief, PNP,&quot; he said.</p><p>(Not a unit, but personalities. I think it was mentioned that a Chief, PNP was involved)</p><p>Villanueva clarified that the intelligence reports have yet to be verified but added that the unnamed former PNP chief was on Guo&#x27;s monthly payroll &quot;ever since.&quot;</p><p>He said: &quot;&#x27;Yun lang po ang naririnig namin within the intelligence community.&quot;</p><p>(That is what we are hearing within the intelligence community)</p><p>The PNP&#x27;s representative at the hearing said they have not heard of such intel report.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung aming intelligence community ay tuloy-tuloy po ang pag-coordinate sa ibang agencies,&quot; Police Brig. Gen. Raul Tacaca said, adding complaints would be filed if the PNP finds evidence of bribery related to Guo&#x27;s escape.</p><p>(Our intelligence community continues to coordinate with other agencies.)</p><p>Fortunato Manahan, Jr., Chief Intelligence Division of the Bureau of Immigration, said it is still conducting its internal investigation to determine whether their employees helped Guo escape.</p><p>“Rest assured after ma-finalize any investigation or conclusion we will submit to Committee. Di po namin madi-discredit na part of the investigation is also investigating our own personnel and our own ports of entries and exits. As I mentioned last hearing there’s a possibility it’s yung escape ay nangyari sa aircraft or sea vessels but at this time nakatuon kami sa sea path ng pag-escape ng Guo siblings,” Manahan stated.</p><p>The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) said they are investigating all angles.</p><p>Guo admitted slipping out of the Philippine in early July amid &quot;threats&quot; from individuals she refused to name. She was arrested in Indonesia last month. </p>

<p>​PNP's representative in the hearing said they have not heard of such intel report.</p>

​PNP's representative in the hearing said they have not heard of such intel report.

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Citing 'intel', Pagcor exec says a former PNP chief may have helped Alice Guo escape

Citing 'intel', Pagcor exec says a former PNP chief may have helped Alice Guo escape

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Sep 17, 2024 01:06 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 17, 2024 09:59 PM PHT

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