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‘Crucial’ POGO personality bared
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo declared herself a "victim" in the illegal POGO case during a closed-door Senate executive session, claiming she is not the mastermind.
She stated she is willing to reveal information about a "crucial personality" linked to the POGO operations, corroborating a prior senatorial theory.
Senator JV Ejercito reiterated his belief that Guo is a "pawn" exploited by an international crime syndicate and could potentially be a state witness.
Senator Risa Hontiveros, however, expressed dissatisfaction with Guo's testimony, despite the confirmation of the crucial personality.
The executive session also saw the lifting of the contempt order against Shiela Guo, Alice's sister, who was transferred to the Bureau of Immigration.
Authorities are investigating a former national police chief allegedly bribed by Guo to help her escape the country.
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A Valenzuela court permitted former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo to attend the House of Representatives' Quad Committee investigation into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) on September 19.
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A Pasig City court has allowed dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo to attend the Senate investigation into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) on October 8.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is investigating 24 of its former chiefs following an allegation that one of them might have assisted dismissed Mayor Alice Guo and her group in escaping the country.
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Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo became agitated during a House inquiry when confronted with excerpts from an Al Jazeera documentary alleging she is a Chinese spy.
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The Senate committee on women, children, family relations, and gender equality lifted the contempt order against Shiela Guo, who is also known as Zhang Mier and Guo Hua Ping.
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