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Lucky South 99's Cassandra Ong freed during Congress break, now at large
Cassandra Ong, a representative of POGO firm Lucky South 99 and a key suspect in the POGO scandal, is reportedly on the run, according to Senator Win Gatchalian.
Gatchalian stated that Ong was released from detention at the Correctional Institution for Women due to the end of the 19th Congress and the start of the 20th, at which point she had no pending case.
A human trafficking case involving the Lucky South 99 compound in Porac has since been filed against Ong at the Regional Trial Court Branch 157 of Pasig.
The Bureau of Immigration has confirmed no record of Ong leaving the country, though Gatchalian expressed concern about potential backdoor exits.
Ong was previously implicated alongside Alice Guo and Shiela Guo for evading Philippine authorities during POGO probes.
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