(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Monday called for increased funding for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) following BRP Teresa Magbanua’s pullout from Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement, Estrada said the government must address the logistical requirements of the PCG to fully support its…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Two senators rejected on Tuesday requests and appeals from Alice Guo’s camp to convene the chamber in an executive session, rather than a public hearing, when discussing her alleged ties to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs). In a statement, Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who heads the chamber’s panel on women, said her…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese national who helped dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo (real name: Guo Hua Ping) escape from Philippine jurisdiction is the boss of all bosses of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), according to Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada. In a press conference on Tuesday, Estrada told reporters that the Pogo…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Alice Guo (real name: Guo Hua Ping) said she was able to flee the Philippines last July with just the help of a foreigner. At the resumption of the Senate committee on women and children’s inquiry into Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) on Monday, Guo repeatedly refused to give names of…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Monday confronted dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo for lying before the ongoing Senate committee on women’s investigation into Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos). Guo, who was arrested last week in Jakarta on September 4, faced the committee, investigating her alleged ties to Pogos. At the start of the…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada criticized on Monday the ordinance issued by the local government of San Juan in relation to operation and maintenance of evacuation centers in the city, calling it ridiculous and unreasonable. “Saan ka nakakita na ang mga nagmamagandang loob at nais makiramay sa mga nangangailangan ay maaari pa palang…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Where did dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo go? Even her sister, Shiela Guo, said she doesn’t know where Alice is after they parted ways in Indonesia. In her testimony in the Senate hearing on Tuesday, Shiela said she and her siblings, Alice and Wesley, left the Philippines by sea to…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada urged the Chinese government to immediately stop its aggression against the country after the Armed Forces of the Philippines accused China’s air force of “dangerous and provocative actions” against one of the Philippine military planes patrolling the Scarborough Shoal. In a statement on Sunday, Estrada…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate panel on public information and mass media ordered the issuance of a subpoena against Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz, “independent contractors” working for GMA Network, who were earlier identified as the alleged abusers of actor Sandro Muhlach. It was Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada who made the motion…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Chiz Escudero on Thursday expressed support for Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.’s call to stop the operation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) near military bases in the country. But while he backed Teodoro’s view, Escudero emphasized that all illegal Pogo operations must be stopped. “I agree with Sec.…
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