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What did Alice Guo reveal during brief closed-door meeting with senators?
What did Alice Guo reveal during brief closed-door meeting with senators?
Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,
ABS-CBN News
Published Sep 25, 2024 11:09 AM PHT
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Updated Sep 25, 2024 06:03 PM PHT
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends the hearing called by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on Sept. 24, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends the hearing called by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on Sept. 24, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA (UPDATE) — Without sharing specific details, Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday said their brief executive session with dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo the previous day still left her unsatisfied, save for one revelation that "corroborated" their earlier "theory."
MANILA (UPDATE) — Without sharing specific details, Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday said their brief executive session with dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo the previous day still left her unsatisfied, save for one revelation that "corroborated" their earlier "theory."
"Hindi pa din ako masyadong satisfied sa mga pahayag sa Executive Session, bagama't there was one crucial personality confirmed by Guo Hua Ping. This corroborates a theory that the Committee shared a month ago," Hontiveros said in a statement.
"Hindi pa din ako masyadong satisfied sa mga pahayag sa Executive Session, bagama't there was one crucial personality confirmed by Guo Hua Ping. This corroborates a theory that the Committee shared a month ago," Hontiveros said in a statement.
Hontiveros did not reveal what Guo "confirmed" about the "crucial personality."
Hontiveros did not reveal what Guo "confirmed" about the "crucial personality."
In a separate statement, Sen. JV Ejercito said Guo could be a state witness "if she will divulge who are the masterminds behind this syndicate...as she is the least guilty."
In a separate statement, Sen. JV Ejercito said Guo could be a state witness "if she will divulge who are the masterminds behind this syndicate...as she is the least guilty."
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He described the first executive session with Guo as a mere "ice breaker."
He described the first executive session with Guo as a mere "ice breaker."
"It's an icebreaker. Hopefully may mga info pa na makukuha sa mga susunod na executive session... Personally hindi ako naniniwala na isang Alice Guo ang nasa likuran ng ganitong operasyon kundi isang international crime syndicate at pawn o front lamang si Guo," Ejercito said.
"It's an icebreaker. Hopefully may mga info pa na makukuha sa mga susunod na executive session... Personally hindi ako naniniwala na isang Alice Guo ang nasa likuran ng ganitong operasyon kundi isang international crime syndicate at pawn o front lamang si Guo," Ejercito said.
Sen. Ronald dela Rosa also confirmed that Guo named a certain person but he was not at liberty to share details of it.
Sen. Ronald dela Rosa also confirmed that Guo named a certain person but he was not at liberty to share details of it.
As for the possibility of being a state witness, Dela Rosa said he cannot determine yet if Guo meets the requirements.
As for the possibility of being a state witness, Dela Rosa said he cannot determine yet if Guo meets the requirements.
The Senate Committee on Women convened into an executive session, or a closed-door meeting, Tuesday afternoon after their public hearing into the illegal POGO mess.
The Senate Committee on Women convened into an executive session, or a closed-door meeting, Tuesday afternoon after their public hearing into the illegal POGO mess.
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Guo earlier said she was not the "mastermind" of the illegal POGO Bamban and agreed to share in the executive session the "most guilty" in the operation.
Guo earlier said she was not the "mastermind" of the illegal POGO Bamban and agreed to share in the executive session the "most guilty" in the operation.
The executive session only lasted a few minutes as senators had to attend their afternoon session.
The executive session only lasted a few minutes as senators had to attend their afternoon session.
Meanwhile, Hontiveros said former PNP chief Benjamin Acorda, Jr. will be given an opportunity to explain the photos of him with "POGO personalities" that the senator showed in the public hearing Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Hontiveros said former PNP chief Benjamin Acorda, Jr. will be given an opportunity to explain the photos of him with "POGO personalities" that the senator showed in the public hearing Tuesday.
"Since photos of a former chief PNP and other PNP personalities with POGO personalities were shown, we deem it important to give them a platform to respond in the interest of fairness," Hontiveros said. — With a report from Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News
"Since photos of a former chief PNP and other PNP personalities with POGO personalities were shown, we deem it important to give them a platform to respond in the interest of fairness," Hontiveros said. — With a report from Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News
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