No executive session for Guo
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate committee investigating dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo sees no reason to go into a closed-door executive session amid Guo’s claim that there is a threat to her life.
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Trafficking complaint filed vs Ong, others
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.
NBI nabs 10 Chinese, Pinoys linked to sex trade
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested 10 people, including six Chinese, and rescued 27 victims of alleged sex trade during a raid on an organized human trafficking ring in Pasay over the weekend.
Go to Guo: Tell the truth
SEN. Bong Go urged dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo to provide accurate information during Monday's Senate panel hearing.
Cassandra Ong, 53 others linked to Porac POGO face human trafficking raps
MANILA, Philippines — Police investigators and the anti-organized crime body filed non-bailable trafficking cases against Cassandra Li Ong and 53 other individuals allegedly involved in illegal offshore gaming operations, or POGOs, in Porac, Pampanga.
‘Kwentong kutsero’: Abalos laughs off Quiboloy’s alleged surrender
MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos dismissed the claim made by the lawyers of accused sex offender and human trafficker Apollo Quiboloy, calling it ridiculous.
BOC seizes P4.8 billion smuggled items in Binondo
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated an estimated P4.8 billion worth of alleged smuggled vapes and assorted counterfeit branded items last Sept. 6 in a warehouse in Binondo, Manila.
BIR intel officer acquitted of graft charge on appeal
THE Sandiganbayan has reversed and set aside its November 7, 2023 decision that affirmed the conviction of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) – Special Investigation Division intelligence officer Francis Mercado on one count of graft.