Guo’s alleged ties to illegal Pogos tackled in Senate panel’s executive session

Senate panel on women holds an executive session on Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s alleged ties to illegal Pogos. (Photo from Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ office)

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate panel on women and selected officials from various government agencies convened in an executive session on Wednesday to discuss Alice Guo’s alleged link to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos).

READ: I am not a spy – Bamban Mayor Alice Guo

In a document sent to the media, Senator Risa Hontiveros’ office listed the following government offices that were represented in the session and the resource persons who were present:

Philippine National Police 

Police Brigadier General Portia Manalad

Criminal Investigation and Detection Group

Deputy Director Police Brigadier General Raul Tacaca

Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission 

Undersecretary Gilberto Cruz

Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT)

Assistant Secretary-in-charge for IACAT Operations Francis John Tejano

Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Wendell Bendoval

Assistant City Prosecutor Maribel Francisco

Chief of Operations Division Hannah Lizette Manalili

Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Herbert Abugan

Office of the Solicitor General 

State Solicitor Lorene Pe

Assistant Solicitor General Sharon Milan-Decano

Senior State Solicitor Cheryl Angeline Roque-Javier

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation

Senior Vice President Retired General Raul Villanueva

Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines 

Chief of Operations Division Col. Rimrad Faraer

National Security Council

Deputy Director General Nestor Herico

Department of Information and Communications Technology

Assistant Division Chief Cybersecurity Bureau Gladys de Ocampo

Department of Foreign Affairs 

Assistant Secretary Adrian Bernie Candolada

Assistant Secretary Adelio Angelito Cruz

Visa Director Leilani Feliciano

Anti-Money Laundering Council

Director Emmett Rodion Manantan

Deputy Director Adrian Apron

Deputy Director Richard Chan

Bureau of Immigration

Intelligence Division Chief Fortunato Manahan Jr.

Legal Service Chief Arvin Cesar Santos

Alien Registration Division Chief Jose Carlitos Licas

National Bureau of Investigation

Central Luzon Regional Director Jerry Abiera

Head Agent Horten Hernaez

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

Atty. Marie Stephanie Therese Gria

Atty. Abbie Patricia Bascocho

Guo’s alleged link to Pogos was initially exposed by panel head Hontiveros and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.

Amid all these actions, Guo maintained that she was never a protector or operator of Pogo.

She likewise denied circulating claims that she was a Chinese spy.