Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, June 28 said Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo would have to serve time in the Philippines in the event she is convicted of the crimes that have been filed against her by the government. Hontiveros said she believes Guo will have to face serious consequences for...
Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s fingerprints matched with a Chinese woman named Guo Hua Ping. Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Risa Hontiveros confirmed this on Thursday, June 27, saying the information came from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). “Mayor Alice, walang...
The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on Wednesday, June 26 raised the alarm after finding out that a different individual with the name Alice Leal Guo already exists in the records of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Senate Deputy...
Senators on Tuesday, June 25 welcomed the dismissal of the remaining drug cases that have been hurled against former senator Leila De Lima. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he is hoping that De Lima would still join in the upcoming 2025 senatorial elections and win a...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Friday, June 21 condemned the brutal assault of the China Coast Guard against Filipino troops at the West Philippine Sea. Hontiveros said the recent actions of the CCG at Ayungin Shoal must be condemned—repeatedly and...
Senator Loren Legarda said on Thursday, June 20, that she's 100 percent convinced that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo "is not who she says she is." "She is not a simple person who grew up in a farm," she said in an interview. "But then how many more Alice Guos are there? Whether in political...
A new revelation regarding Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo's possible true identity has been unvieled through a document released by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, June 18, that Alice Guo might be Guo Hua Ping who entered the Philippines on January 12,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, June 17 expressed alarm over the reported link of convicted former Technology and Resource Center Director General, Dennis Cunanan, to the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in both Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga. The senator said documents...
Senators have urged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to intensify its crackdown on unlicensed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) that are still operating in the country, citing their threat to national security. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada...
Senators commended the Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) initiative to investigate Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. initiated a tax fraud investigation against Guo, who is currently under Senate scrutiny for various issues, including her citizenship. Sen. Risa...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Friday, June 7 vowed to also look into the reported “leakage” that marred authorities’ operation against a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) company in Pampanga. “Nagpupugay ako sa Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission...
While he is open to the idea of approving a divorce law in the Philippines, Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said this should only be allowed under extreme cases. Ejercito said he believes the act should be done when any of the spouses experience emotional or physical violence....
