Tag: Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs)

Escape by yacht: Alice Guo reveals getaway details, but refuses to spill on alleged Mafia ties

(POLITIKO) Dismissed mayor Alice Guo refused to name any members of an alleged mafia who helped her escape authorities in the Philippines by boat to go to Malaysia. Guo finally attended the Senate investigation on Monday (Sept. 9), after a month of being on the run amid human trafficking and money laundering charges against her.…
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Ali-Sel Love Team? Alice Guo denies romance with Sual Mayor Calugay

(POLITIKO) Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo denied she has a romantic relationship with Sual, Pangasinan mayor Liseldo “Dong” Calugay amid allegations that they both operated illegal offshore gaming hubs in their localities. Senator Jinggoy Estrada pressed Guo to admit their relationship, as the latter after a month of being on the run finally attended the…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy inquires on Alice Guo’s ‘friendship’ with Sual, Pangasinan mayor

Jinggoy inquires on Alice Guo’s ‘friendship’ with Sual, Pangasinan mayor: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada quizzes dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo on her ties with Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Liseldo Calugay during Monday’s continuing Senate probe into her alleged involvement in the operation of an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in her town, September 9,…
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Alice Guo insists no relationship with Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Liseldo Calugay

(GMA NEWS) Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo on Monday insisted that she has no relationship with Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Liseldo Calugay as the Senate continued its probe into her alleged link to a raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators hub in her town.   Guo said she is friends with Calugay when Senate President Pro…
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Alice Guo: No Filipino, only a foreigner, helped me flee Philippines

(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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Senators confront Alice Guo for lying in POGO probe

(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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‘Binalahura mo ang sambayanan’: Alice Guo faces fuming senators after escaping probe

(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — Over 3 months since her last appearance at the Senate, dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo was forced to face senators, who were fuming over her disappearance and supposed “lies”. • TIMELINE: Alice Guo’s secret escape from PH and arrest in Indonesia Guo, who was arrested in Indonesia on Sep. 3 and…
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‘Nakakapikon ka na’: Senators lose patience as Alice Guo refuses to answer questions

(GMA NEWS) Senators on Monday lost patience as dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo refused to answer questions during the inquiry of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality. Committee chair Senator Risa Hontiveros and Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada were asking Guo for the name of the owner of…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy questions Zhang Mier a.k.a. Shiela Guo

Jinggoy questions Zhang Mier a.k.a. Shiela Guo: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada asks Zhang Mier, alias Shiela Leal Guo, about the circumstances surrounding their escape from the Philippines to evade authorities. At the maiden hearing of the Senate subcommittee on justice on the cancelation of the passport of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Alice Guo…
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Opening statement on the POGO hearing

Good morning, Madam Chair. We have fake Filipino citizens in our midst. These foreigners, mostly Chinese nationals, are able to apply for passports using legitimate government documents which may have been fraudulently obtained. Using these legitimate documents, they are able to enjoy rights granted to Filipino citizens such as rights to purchase large tracts of…
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