NBI files graft, trafficking complaints against Bamban mayor and PAGCOR staff
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed additional complaints against dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and 38 of her cohorts on Wednesday, accusing them of graft, falsification of documents, human trafficking, and other offenses.
Guo was charged with lying about being a Filipino citizen when she acquired three large properties in Sual, Pangasinan using the identity of Chinese national Guo Hua Ping.
The NBI also filed human trafficking and gross misconduct complaints against 11 PAGCOR employees for failing to monitor illegal operations at a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Bamban, Tarlac.
Witness testimonies from rescued POGO workers revealed that the PAGCOR officials allowed scamming activities within the POGO hub under their supervision.
Guo and her cohorts fled the country in July 2023 but were arrested in Jakarta on September 4 after a Senate arrest order was issued, with Guo denying all allegations.
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