MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Monday that it has in its custody seven of the co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo in the qualified human trafficking complaint filed before a Pasig City court.
In a media briefing, NBI Director Jaime Santiago said five of the alleged co-conspirators of Guo surrendered to the NBI Central Luzon office including the president of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) Zun Yuan Technology Center while the two others, the treasurer and secretary of the POGO hub, surrendered to Task Force Bamban.
They are insert names Zun Yuan president Jamielyn Santos Cruz, Zun Yuan treasurer Juan Miguel Alpas, Zun Yuan secretary Roderick Paul Bernardo Puajante, Hongshen president and chief executive officer Thelma Barrogo Requiro, Hengshen treasurer Rita Sapnu Uyturralde, Rowena Evangelista and Rachelle Joan Malonzo Carreon.
They said they decided to surface to clear their names.
Some of those who surrendered claimed they did not personally know Guo. They said they were asked by Jeremy Santos, husband of Patty Santos who was Guo’s chief of staff when she was the Bamban mayor, to sign a certificate of incorporation.
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
The seven co-accused of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, September 23, 2024, in connection with the qualified human trafficking complaint they are facing before a Pasig City court.
PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
On the other hand, Santos Cruz, president of Zun Yuan admitted that she knew Guo since she has been with the local media for 21 years and that she once worked as a television host.
“I covered numerous events and festivals and during the Bamban festival last year that was when I met Mayor Guo,” she said.
She added that it was not Guo who asked her to invest in an online gaming business.
“It was not Mayor Guo, it was another person who offered me to invest. She is not even part of my business.”
“There is no human trafficking happening within our business,” she added. “We are being presented to the public as bad people but we are not criminals. My business is legitimate.”
Santiago said the NBI will submit the Return of Warrant to the court on Monday and wait for the Commitment Order to determine where the accused will be detained.
Guo was transferred to the Pasig City Jail on Monday.
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