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Cassandra Ong attends the hearing called by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Vivienne Gulla

Adrian Ayalin

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<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/172733316504420240924-ong-guo-yang-senate-hearing-MD-12.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Cassandra Ong 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><p>MANILA — The House of Representatives on Thursday said Cassandra Ong, one of its key resource persons in the POGO probe, was transferred to the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong to &quot;serve the rest of her detention.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yesterday (Wednesday) po nalipat na si Ms. Cassandra Ong sa Correctional from HRep,&quot; House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said.</p><p>Ong, an authorized representative of Lucky South 99, was cited in contempt a second time for “lying” when lawmakers sought answers about her education.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/24/cassandra-ong-cries-at-senate-hearing-1929">• Cassandra Ong cries at Senate hearing</a></div><p>The panel decided to move Ong to a regular jail after her lawyer quoted her as saying that she would rather go to jail than attend any more House hearings. <span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang said Ong would be detained separately from convicted criminals at the Correctional Institution for Women.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Catapang said Ong would be “confined” alone in a separate room. </span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“As a commitment order ng Congress, we are just following the orders of Congress. But we cannot allow her to mingle with those convicted people already, it might endanger her security and safety,” Catapang said.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He said Ong would be allowed to use her cellphone as she is not yet convicted of any crime and is only confined inside the CIW because of the order of the House of Representatives.</span></div><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/zuWGuzNOHyM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The House of Representatives on Thursday said Cassandra Ong has been transferred to the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong to "serve the rest of her detention."</p>

The House of Representatives on Thursday said Cassandra Ong has been transferred to the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong to "serve the rest of her detention."

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Cassandra Ong detained at women's jail in Mandaluyong

Vivienne Gulla,

Adrian Ayalin,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 26, 2024 03:07 PM PHT

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Updated September 26, 2024 03:12 PM PHT

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