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Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo reacts as the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality presents a portion of a conversation with Wang Fugui, who claimed that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is a spy, during a hearing in Pasay City on October 8, 2024. Fugui, who was formerly a co-inmate of She Zhijang, allegedly holds She’s files, which include a dossier on Guo.Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Senate Hearing on Alice Guo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173216324629120241008-senate-pogo-alice-guo-MD5135.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="true" style="text-align:left">Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. <em>Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality will hold a final hearing in its investigation into dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), saying her office has fresh information on spies from China in the gambling sites.</p><p>Hontiveros said that the panel would discuss all &quot;loose ends&quot; at the hearing on Tuesday morning, November 26.</p><p>&quot;May bagong impormasyon po tayong nakalap, lalo na sa pagkakaroon ng mga espiya ng Tsina dito sa Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng mga POGO,&quot; Hontiveros told journalists at the Kapihan sa Senado.</p><p>(We have new information, especially on the presence of Chinese spies in the Philippines through the POGOs)</p><p>She said that with budget deliberations wrapped up at the Senate, it is time to hold a final hearing on Guo, POGOs, and the illegal activities that allegedly happen inside them.</p><div><strong>&#x27;POLICY GAPS&#x27; IN EO BANNING POGOs</strong></div><p>Hontiveros said she believes that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#x27;s executive order officially banning POGOs has policy gaps.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/9/hontiveros-law-needed-to-make-pogo-clear-and-comprehensive-1134">• Hontiveros: Law needed to make POGO ban clear and comprehensive</a></div><p>&quot;Kahit na meron nang Executive Order banning POGOs mula sa Palasyo, may mga hindi pa rin malinaw sa EO na &#x27;yon,&quot; she said.</p><p>(Even if there is an Executive Order banning POGOs, there are some things that need to be clarified on it)</p><p>&quot;Kaya sa next hearing, ilalahad po natin &#x27;yung mga reporma sa batas na kailangan isulong dito sa Senado dahil sa napakaraming iregularidad at policy gaps na nakita natin sa pagkalat ng POGO at ng mga kaakibat nitong krimen.&quot;</p><p>(That is why we will present amendments to the law that we need to pass because of the many irregularities and policy gaps that we saw in the proliferation of POGOs and the crimes that came with them)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/8/marcos-issues-eo-officially-banning-pogos-1601">•Marcos issues EO officially banning POGOs</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><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/qm0SXdA8V9g?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Risa Hontiveros announced the resumption of her panel's investigation into Alice Guo and POGOs, saying her office received fresh information on spies from China in these gambling sites.</p>

Sen. Risa Hontiveros announced the resumption of her panel's investigation into Alice Guo and POGOs, saying her office received fresh information on spies from China in these gambling sites.

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Hontiveros says final POGO hearing will focus on Chinese spies at gambling hubs

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Published Nov 21, 2024 12:45 PM PHT

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