Press Release - Gatchalian to challenge intelligence fund of law enforcement agencies

Senator Win Gatchalian said he would challenge the intelligence funds of the country's law enforcement agencies following an apparent intelligence failure related to the escape from the country of Guo Hua Ping, also known as Alice Guo, and cohorts, who left undetected.

"Talagang may pagkukulang ang ating mga law enforcement agencies pagdating sa intelligence. Once we deliberate on their budgets for 2025, I will definitely ask these agencies how their intelligence funds are being spent and how they build an efficient intelligence network," Gatchalian said.

The intelligence community should have detected the whereabouts of Alice Guo after her last appearance at a Senate hearing on May 22, according to the chairperson of the Ways and Means Committee.

"Malaya silang nakalipat ng iba't ibang lugar o nakarating ng pantalan. Ano ang nangyari doon sa network na binuo ng mga enforcement agencies?" Gatchalian asked while referencing a claim by Sheila Guo, also known as the Chinese national Zhang Mier, that they managed to leave the country via an unidentified port in Luzon.

"Whether there was collusion or a failure of intelligence, there should be accountability on this issue," Gatchalian said.

He also criticized the snail-pace process of filing charges against Alice Guo and her cohorts responsible for the illegal POGO hubs. He pointed out that without the orders of arrest issued by the Senate and the House of Representatives, there would have been no basis for bringing Sheila Guo and Katherine Cassandra Ong back to the country.

"This is a learning process, and it is important for our agencies to expedite the gathering of evidence for the immediate filing of cases," he said.

"Importante na mapanagot natin ang mga taong responsable sa mga krimen na nangyari sa loob ng mga POGO," he concluded.

Gatchalian hahamunin ang intelligence funds ng law enforcement agencies

Sinabi ni Senador Win Gatchalian na hahamunin niya ang intelligence funds ng law enforcement agencies sa bansa dahil sa failure of intelligence kaugnay ng pagtakas mula sa bansa ng grupo ni Guo Hua Ping, na kilala rin bilang Alice Guo, nang hindi nalalaman ng mga awtoridad.

"Talagang may pagkukulang ang ating