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Jinggoy wants to probe Maslog’s possible link to Alice Guo escape
A woman identified by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) as Mary Ann Maslog, implicated in a P24-million textbook scam, told a Senate inquiry that the Philippine National Police (PNP) Intelligence Group (PNP-IG) asked for her help to convince Alice Guo to surrender.
Maslog claimed PNP-IG officer-in-charge Romeo Macapaz recruited her to talk to Guo and that her flight expenses to Indonesia, where Guo was arrested, were reimbursed by the PNP, a claim Macapaz denied.
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa moved to cite Maslog in contempt after her claims were denied by Macapaz, a motion that was approved by the Senate Committee on Women.
Dela Rosa also mentioned information suggesting Maslog was instructed by someone in Malacañang to link him, former President Rodrigo Duterte, and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go to Guo.
The NBI arrested Maslog on September 25, confirming her identity through fingerprints despite her previous case being dismissed after her supposed death was reported in 2019.
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada stated that Maslog may have been instrumental in Alice Guo's recent departure from the Philippines and that she is a close associate of Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Liseldo "Dong" Calugay, who was previously tagged as Guo's romantic partner.
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