Two senators hailed on Thursday, November 20 a Pasig City court’s decision convicting former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and her cohorts for qualified trafficking. “The conviction of Alice Guo and her cohorts for qualified trafficking is a big win for the Filipino people, including foreign...
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her seven co-accused were found guilty on Thursday, Nov. 20, by the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 167 of Qualified Trafficking in Persons and other trafficking-related offenses linked to an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (POGO)...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, August 27 called on the Senate to conduct a special investigation into nickel businessman Joseph Sy saying it is important to find out who granted him membership to the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) unit. Hontiveros made...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, June 29, welcomed the ruling of the Manila court affirming that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is a Chinese national. This after the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 24 granted the Office of the Solicitor General’s instant petition for quo warranto...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, May 25 welcomed the filing of money laundering cases against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo which he believes is a result of the Senate’s relentless pursuit against crimes committed by illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). This...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla lamented the non-cooperation of the Malaysian government on the Philippines' investigation on the escape of dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac. Remulla said: “We have faced a stone wall. They don't want to give us the information." His lament...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque likely left the Philippines using the same route that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo used, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said. Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (MB file photo) The BI chief pointed...
Falsification complaints were filed against dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, March 12, in connection with the acquisition of several real estate properties in Pangasinan. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Spokesperson Ferdinand...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, March 4, warned the Bureau of Immigration (BI) that she will press for a total revamp of the agency, starting from its commissioner, if the agency continues to fail to provide answers on the mystery of how former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice...
Benhur Abalos (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN)) LAOAG CITY--Election candidates know that the campaign period is the perfect time to highlight your achievements. For Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial bet Benhur Abalos, his...
A Senate panel has sought the filing of criminal charges against the public officials who enabled dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping, to escape the country and provided her and her accomplices protection. The recommendation is included in Committee Report No. 514...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved the filing in court of 62 counts of alleged violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act against dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo in connection with the reported criminal activities of Hongsheng Gaming Technology, Inc. in Bamban, Tarlac. Guo's 30...