INQToday: Sheila Guo, Cassandra Ong back in PH after arrest in Indonesia
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Sheila Guo, Cassandra Ong back in PH after arrest in Indonesia
The sister and a business associate of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, who were arrested in Indonesia, arrived in the country on Thursday.
The plane carrying Alice’s sister, Sheila Guo, and business associate Cassandra Ong landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 at around 5 p.m.
Alice Guo seen in Kuala Lumpur based on photo received by PAOCC
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo was spotted at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, based on a photo released by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Thursday.
Although it is unclear when the image was taken, PAOCC Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz said they received an image from a concerned citizen who saw Guo arrive in Kuala Lumpur.
Article continues after this advertisementWesley Guo no longer in Indonesia – PAOCC
Wesley Guo, the brother of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, has already left Indonesia, according to Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) spokesperson Winston Casio on Thursday.
Article continues after this advertisementThe former mayor and her siblings, Wesley and Sheila, as well as Cassandra Ong, left the Philippines last July, according to authorities.
Arrest of Alice Guo’s sister, Ong in Indonesia confirms Pogo links – DOJ
The detention of Cassandra Ong and Sheila Guo in Indonesia proves the connection between Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogo) operations in Bamban, Tarlac, and Porac, Pampanga, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Thursday.
Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said earlier that two of Guo’s companions had been arrested in Indonesia.
Duterte ordered killing of 3 Chinese men in 2016, suspect claims
Former President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the hit on three Chinese nationals inside the Davao Penal and Prison Farm in August 2016, according to the hitman who is now in jail for the killings.
During the second hearing of the House of Representatives’ quad-committee on Thursday, Leopoldo Tan said he and a certain Fernando Magdadaro were asked to kill Chu Kin Tung, Jackson Lee, and Peter Wang.
