September 17, 2024 | 9:47am
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality with the Committees on Migrant Workers, and Public Order and Dangerous Drugs resumed the inquiry into the escape of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo on Tuesday morning, September 17.
Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros is leading the investigation with Guo and Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Liseldo Calugay, alleged boyfriend of the dismissed mayor, in attendance.
Last week, Guo also appeared in the hearing, evading several questions by senators about an alleged death threat against her, details about her escape from the country and her alleged links to Philippine offshore gaming operators.
Guo flee the country in July amid an arrest warrant issued by the Senate. She traveled to Malaysia, Singapore and then Indonesia.
The dismissed mayor was later arrested by Indonesian authorities in Tangerang City near midnight of September 3 and returned to Manila in a chartered private plane early September 6.
During the Senate hearing last September 9, senators cited Guo in contempt anew for being uncooperating during the questioning. Senators also pushed to take her under their custody.
Upon her return early September, Guo was supposed to be under the custody of the Senate. However, the Tarlac court has issued also issued an arrest warrant for Guo on charges of graft and corruption.
Guo’s graft case was later transferred to Valenzuela court.
Watch the Senate hearing at 9 a.m.
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