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Guo trying to sneak into Golden Triangle
By Nidz Godino
“We are confident that she is trying to get into Golden Triangle because Guo family has business interests and gambling interests in Cambodia and so that would be safest bet that we have as of this moment,” Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) spokesman Winston John Casio said at news forum in Quezon City dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo is attempting to sneak into Golden Triangle in mainland Asia to evade arrest.
Casio said it is most feasible destination of Guo as her family has business interests in Golden Triangle.
Golden Triangle is region in Southeast Asia located along Mekong River and has shared borders with Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.
Casio pointed out countries within region have porous boundaries. He also noted Golden Triangle is said to be teeming with transnational organized crimes.
Seeking refuge in China is unlikely for Guo, Casio said, noting country’s strict rules against illegal gambling.
Guo is said to be currently staying in hotel in Batam, Indonesia, according to Casio, based on latest information from their foreign counterparts.
Casio further said dismissed mayor is seeking refuge in the hotel she’s staying in, but Indonesian authorities are ready to apprehend her once she goes to public place.
There are also reports that Guo’s brother Wesley is attempting to escape from Indonesia to Hong Kong.
Casio reported Guo and her companions were last sighted in private resort on western tip of Luzon last July 14. Authorities raided area but she was already gone as her group left resort using two speedboats.
From July 14 to 17, law enforcement agencies were in dark about Guo’s location. It turned out she and her companions were already in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 18 and stayed until July 21.
Her group then went to Singapore before going to Indonesia, arriving in Batam on Aug. 18 aboard ferry.
With way Guo fled country, Casio said it is likely that some private people and personalities in government may have aided her.
Meanwhile, Senate would grill Guo’s sister Sheila Guo and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) staff Cassandra Li Ong on Tuesday regarding identities of government officials who facilitated their escape last July 18, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said.
Gatchalian said Guo and Ong are expected to attend public hearing of tri-Senate committees on justice and human rights, women, children, family relations and gender equality and public services, anchored on privilege speech of Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
“We will find out from Sheila and Cassandra who are masterminds, who are government officials who helped them or their accomplices in POGO, helped them fund POGOs in Bamban and Porac ,Pampanga that have become nests of criminality and how wide is the operation,” Gatchalian emphasized, adding that their revelation could even lead to arrest of Guo.
House committee on appropriations is now out to review how intelligence funds of agencies were used, saying escape of Guo puts in question how budget is being utilized.
Panel chair and Ako Bicol Representative Elizaldy Co also cited cases of Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Apollo Quiboloy and former Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag, who remain elusive from law, indicating failure of intelligence.
“These incidents are alarming because they raise serious questions on use of funds for security and law enforcement,” Co said.
Lawmaker noted while these might seem “isolated incidents,” there is need to review how intelligence funds are being utilized.
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