Senator Risa Hontiveros (left) and Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo
OUSTED Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo had left the country on July 18.
This was revealed by Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday
“I am now in receipt of information that in fact this person was already out of the country on July 18, 2024 to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ipapakita ko po ang dokumentong ito, bilang patunay na pumasok sa Malaysia si Alice Guo. Siya po ay pumasok ng 12:17:13 military time ng July 18…” Hontiveros said in a privilege speech during Senate’s session.
According to the senator, Guo has used her Philippine passport to leave the country.
After going to Malaysia, Hontiveros, citing information from her sources, said that Guo went to Singapore to meet her father Guo Jian Zhong, mother Lin Wen Yi, her brother Wesley Ong and Cassandra Ong, the named representative of the raided POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga Lucky South 99.
“Tumuloy si Alice Guo sa Singapore, kung saan nag tagpo tagpo sila ng kanyang magulang na sina Lin Wen Yi at Guo JIanZhong. The couple flew in from China on July 28, 2024. Mistulang reunion sila doon kasama sina Wesley Guo at si Cassandra Ong,” she said.
“Who allowed this travesty to happen? Sino ang may kagagawan nito? Hindi makakaalis si Alice Guo kung walang tumulong sa kanya na mga opisyales ng pamahalaan,” Hontiveros said.
She then raised the possible need for law enforcement agencies to be investigated.
“Para tayong ginisa sa sarili nating mantika. I have always believed that legislative hearings are policy-driven kaya noong nag announce na ng ban ang Pangulo, sabi ko, we have done our jobs, let law enforcement take the lead,” she said.
“Pero paano kung ang law enforcement mismo ang kelangan imbestigahan? What if they dropped the ball? Paano kung sila ang dapat managot? Nangako ang BI sa akin at sa Senate President Pro Tempore na hindi nila hahayaan si Guo Hua Ping na makaalis sa Pilipinas, eh yun pala ay wala na talaga siya,” she added.
“Kung hindi po natin ito gawan ng paraan, as an institution, as a country, parang nagpasampal tayo sa dayuhang ito na paulit ulit na sinasaula ang ating mga batas, patakaran at proseso,” she said.
