(GMA NEWS) The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said the results of their investigations showed that there were no police officers and politicians that were involved in the escape of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in July. This was relayed by the PNP through Senate Majority Leader Floor Leader Francis Tolentino who defended…
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(GMA NEWS) Dismissed Mayor Alice Guo corroborated a Senate panel’s theory involving a “crucial personality” in the operations of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country during Tuesday’s executive session, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday. “Hindi pa [r]in ako masyadong satisfied sa mga pahayag sa Executive Session, bagama’t there was…
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(PHILSTAR LIFE) Shiela Guo, the sister of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo, explained how she and her siblings left the Philippines amid the Senate investigation on the alleged illegal activities of POGO hubs, saying they were able to escape through a small white boat. Shiela made the revelation during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 27, a day after…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — Bamban Mayor Alice Guo on Monday said she was single after a senator claimed that she has a live-in partner with ties to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada earlier in the day said he received information that Guo’s partner supposedly manages POGO operations. Guo denied that she is in…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senators, who were up until the wee hours of Tuesday, were furious after a Department of Tourism (DOT) official told them to stop asking more questions to cut short the deliberation of the proposed 2024 budget of several agencies. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that Cynthia Carrion, general manager of…
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Manifestation of Support on proposed Senate Resolution No. 659 of Sen. Risa Hontiveros urging the Philippine Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs to sponsor a resolution before the UN General Assembly calling on China to stop its harassment of Philippine vessels within the West Philippine Sea
MANIFESTATION OF SUPPORT – PROPOSED SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 659 Resolution urging the Philippine Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs to sponsor a resolution before the UN General Assembly calling on China to stop its harassment of Philippine vessels within the West Philippine Sea Author: Sen. Risa Hontiveros Mr. President: This is to express my all-out…
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Jinggoy crosses party lines to stand for PH interest in WPS: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada stands in solidarity with Sen. Risa Hontiveros in calling on the community of nations to halt China’s ongoing harassment and bullying in the West Philippine Sea. “The Philippines won against China. It is a message that should be reiterated time…
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