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).
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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.