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INQToday: Shiela Guo detained at Senate; Cassandra Ong in House custody
Shiela Guo, identified as Chinese national Zhang Mier and sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, has been transferred to the Senate's custody for detention.
Guo was brought to the Senate in handcuffs, escorted by NBI agents, and underwent a medical examination.
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Roberto Ancan assured that Guo's security will be prioritized with a round-the-clock security team.
She is not allowed to carry mobile phones and can only use a Senate-provided phone to contact her legal counsel.
Guo is scheduled to appear in a Senate hearing on Tuesday concerning POGO-related crimes before returning to the Senate detention facility.
Meanwhile, Alice Guo is not attempting to cross Indonesian borders to escape to the 'Golden Triangle', according to the Bureau of Immigration.
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The Senate will take custody of Sheila Guo, sister of former Mayor Alice Guo, and Cassandra Ong, corporate secretary of Whirlwind Corporation, for the upcoming POGO probe.
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Philippine and Indonesian authorities apprehended Shiela Guo, sister of former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and her companion Cassandra Li Ong in Batam, Indonesia, on August 20.
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Katherine Cassandra Ong, identified as a sister of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and a Porac POGO worker, were apprehended in Indonesia and turned over to Philippine authorities on Thursday, August 22.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed the filing of criminal charges against Shiela Guo and Cassandra Li Ong, representative of a POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga.
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Filipino senators are confident that former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, will be held accountable for her alleged crimes.
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