Shiela turned over to Senate; Ong to House
BY ASHZEL HACHERO and RAYMOND AFRICA
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MANILA, Philippines — Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque was not found at either of his two residences in Metro Manila as police officers attempted to serve him an arrest order issued by the House of Representatives.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 2:11 p.m.) — Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has been cited in contempt by the House quad committee for the second time on Thursday, September 12, for failing to submit the documents disclosing his financial records.
MANILA, Philippines — The members of the House of Representatives is continuing its joint inquiry into the connection of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) and the illegal drug trade on Thursday, September 12.
MANILA, Philippines — Quad committee resource person Cassandra Li Ong is asking the Supreme Court (SC) to prevent Congress from forcing her to answer questions during the investigation into her alleged ties to a raided Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Pampanga, and from violating her right against self-incrimination and to remain silent.
MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) filed a qualified trafficking complaint against Cassandra Li Ong and over 50 others in connection with Lucky South 99, the Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub raided in Porac, Pampanga.
The government is still trying to verify whether Alice Guo and her supposed siblings Shiela and Wesley truly fled the country by boat last July. Shiela, whose real identity according to Philippine authorities is Chinese citizen Zhang Mier, was arrested in Indonesia last month together with Alice Guo’s business partner Cassandra Li Ong.
MANILA, Philippines — It seems like deja vu for the Senate as they probed Alice Guo’s purported sister Shiela Guo, with their questions often being answered with inconsistent, vague answers or a simple “I don’t know.”
Q: Statement on the arrest of Alice Guo