The long-waited appearance of ousted mayor Alice Guo before the Senate — after she illegally left the the country in July — frustrates senators because she continues to evade, if not refuse to answer, questions
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Guo arrived an hour ahead of the 10 am scheduled Senate hearing on Monday, September 9. She was heavily guarded by the Philippine National Police — as if she was a star witness of the day’s probe, and did not escape Philippine authorities in July. “This is why iyong tila celebrity treatment sa kanya ay di katanggap-tanggap. ‘Wag po tayong papabola. ‘Wag po tayo magpauto.”
All other suspected offenders who had faced the Senate in the past — like pork-barrel scam queen Janet Napoles, who was later convicted of bribery and money laundering, among others — had used the same script., which she told Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos about when she was captured in Indonesia last September 5.?” asked Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada. But Guo refused to respond, saying that she fears for her safety if she were to reveal the name publicly.
His executive assistant, Cheryl Medina, was present during the hearing. She said that she knew Guo since 2022. Guo, as well as her brother Wesley, were present in some Sual public events, as seen in photographs presented by Hontiveros during the hearing.. It was the same ID that Shiela Guo, Alice’s sister, supposedly had. Medina said she was not part of the Sual government at the time the ID may have been issued.
The quest for truth behind Guo and her ties with POGO remains elusive. While the dismissed mayor has continuously evaded questions and has refused to cooperate with Philippine officials, Gatchalian said he remains hopeful that the Senate will get to the bottom of things.
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