Could 22 2024. Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo seems earlier than the Senate as Sen. Risa Hontiveros flagged Guo’s alleged ties to Chinese language “criminals” throughout Wednesday’s continuation of the Senate probe into the mayor’s hyperlinks to POGO hubs within the latter’s space. INQUIRER/ MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
MANILA, Philippines — The Anti-Cash Laundering Council (AMLC) on Thursday mentioned the Court docket of Appeals CA) ordered to freeze the belongings of Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and others allegedly concerned within the unlawful actions of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos).
In an announcement shared to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian’s workplace Thursday night time, AMLC mentioned the CA permitted their ex parte petition for the issuance of freeze order, successfully freezing the belongings of the next people and entities:
- Alice Guo
- Zhiyang Huang
- Baoying Lin
“The petition filed by the MALC on July 8, 2024 below Part 10 of Republic Act No. 9160, often known as the AMLC Act of 2001, as amended and Rule 10 of its 2018 Implementing Guidelines and Laws (2018 IRR), sought to freeze varied financial institution accounts, actual properties and private belongings related to the suspected syndicate,” AMLC mentioned.
In line with the AMLC, Guo, Huang, and Lin are suspected of orchestrating human trafficking and fraudulent actions by means of entities resembling Zun Yuan Expertise Inc., Baofu Land Improvement Inc., and Hongsheng Gaming Expertise Inc.
“The investigation uncovered important monetary transactions and belongings amassed by these people, elevating suspicions of their involvement in cash laundering, human trafficking, and different illicit operations,” it mentioned.
In the meantime, AMLC detailed that the Court docket of Appeals’ approval of the freeze order encompasses a variety of belongings, together with the next:
- 90 financial institution accounts throughout 14 monetary establishments
- A number of actual properties and high-value private properties (resembling luxurious automobiles and a helicopter)
In a separate Viber message to reporters, Gatchalian disclosed that Guo has 36 financial institution accounts below her title.
Guo has been the topic of scrutiny after the Senate committee on girls bared her alleged ties to Zun Yuan Expertise, the raided Pogo agency in Bamban, Tarlac.
Guo has denied all accusations hurled towards her, together with being an alleged spy of China.
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