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Senate panel sets executive session to probe Guo's wealth
Senator Risa Hontiveros announced that the Senate committee on women, children, family relations, and gender equality will hold an executive session to further investigate Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo's alleged links to a raided POGO hub.
The executive session will involve representatives from the executive department and intelligence agencies.
This closed-door meeting will take place before the committee's third public hearing and during the adjournment of the 19th Congress.
Hontiveros expressed optimism that the executive session will reveal more information regarding Guo's connections to the POGO, potential criminal links, and her unexplained wealth.
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