Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos on Saturday confirmed that authorities were already working on the possible surrender of Wesley Guo, who is said to be the brother of dismissed Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo.
“It is supposed to be confidential pero sinabi nila,” Abalos said at a news forum in Quezon City.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) chief was referring to the Guos’ legal counsel Stephen David’s statement that Wesley wanted to surrender to authorities.
Refusing to divulge details, Abalos said an “ongoing team” was handling the matter.
“Puwedeng wala muna akong sasabihin about that. I might preempt it. I only confirmed that… as stated by the lawyer but there is this ongoing team,” he said.
“There is this ongoing at inaayos na rin namin po yan ng DILG, PNP (Philippine National Police), and the other camp,” he added.
Authorities earlier said that Wesley, who is among the personalities ordered arrested by the Senate, had attempted to fly to Hong Kong the last week of August.
Last Wednesday, immigration officials said Indonesian authorities have been looking for Wesley.
According to Alice and Wesley’s supposed sister Shiela, the three of them left the Philippines via three boat rides to Malaysia. From there, they flew to Singapore and then to Batam, Indonesia via ferry.
Shiela said she parted ways with Wesley and Alice in Batam, Indonesia where she and Cassandra Li Ong were arrested.
Ong is Wesley’s girlfriend and the authorized representative of Lucky South 99, a raided POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
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