PBBM denies knowledge of plot to link Duterte to Alice Guo

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. denied knowledge of any plot to link former President Rodrigo Duterte and allied senators to Alice Guo and POGO-related crimes.

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa alleged that someone from Malacañang tapped Jennifer Francisco, also known as Mary Maslog, to convince dismissed mayor Alice Guo to sign an affidavit implicating Duterte, Dela Rosa, and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go.

President Marcos Jr. stated he was unaware of Mary Ann Maslog and had no knowledge of the alleged plan, reiterating "I don't know who this person is."

Jennifer Francisco, identified as Maslog, told the Senate inquiry she was asked by the Philippine National Police Intelligence Group (PNP-IG) to talk with Guo for her surrender to authorities.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested Francisco on September 25, establishing through fingerprints that she was Maslog, who had a dismissed P24-million textbook procurement scam case after her supposed death in 2019 was reported.

Marcos also commented on the POGO inquiries, noting that Guo is being implicated by a Chinese spy named She Zhijiang, calling it the "natural evolution of the hearings."