Suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo
MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Anti Organized Crime Fee (PAOCC) is ready to file extra prices towards suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, citing digital footprints and paper trails which might be allegedly making her connection to unlawful Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) “clearer.”
PAOCC spokesperson Winston Casio made the pronouncement simply days after the company filed a non bailable certified human trafficking cost towards Guo.
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“It appears that evidently this mayor’s connection to the 2 Pogos of Bamban after which Porac is turning into clearer. We see her digital footprint after which her paper trial footprint right here within the two consecutive rip-off farms that we raided,” mentioned Casio in a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing.
“So, since we now have already charged her in Bamban, there may be additionally a chance that she will likely be charged in Porac or that extra circumstances will likely be file towards the mayor in Bamban,” he added.
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Casio mentioned paperwork obtained from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Company (Pagcor) and paperwork relating to Baofu Land Improvement appear to show that Guo was a “main enabler” of unlawful Pogos in Bamban and Poroc.
“Withe regard to some operations, her footprint can also be evident. So our perception is getting stronger that each Porac and Bamban are two branches of the identical felony group, and the mayor’s household is concerned in each these rip-off farms,” he defined.
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Moreover, Casio mentioned among the many extra proof PAOCC found have been Guo’s photographs with a sure Cassandra Lee Ong—additionally thought-about to be an individual of curiosity within the case.
Casio mentioned Ong appeared in a number of of the 2 unlawful Pogos’ paperwork and functions to Pagcor, and was additionally current throughout Guo’s mayoral marketing campaign in 2022.
A criticism is then set to be filed towards Ong, based on Casio.
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Aside from Guo and Casio, Casio mentioned PAOCC can also be set to file prices towards two overseas Pogo employees recognized as kidnappers and torturers and 12 different overseas nationals linked to the unlawful Pogo operations.
