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<p>Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and her alleged accomplice Cassandra Ong are back in the Senate for another hearing on illegal online gaming operations in the country.</p><p>Also present in the hearing are Shiela Guo, the dismissed mayor’s alleged sister, and Tony Yang, brother of former Presidential Economic Adviser Michael Yang.</p><p>In her opening statement Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she will trace the connection between Tony Yang and the POGO hub in Tarlac.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qy8BZ46bI08?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Senate Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada earlier said the panel is set to wrap up its inquiry after nearly 4 months of investigating POGO operations.</p><p>Guo, who is currently detained in the Pasig City Jail, <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">has been linked to a Chinese-run online gambling center in Bamban where hundreds of people were forced to run scams or risk torture.</span></p><p>She was arrested in Indonesia earlier this month after being on the run for months.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/45LGsbhHCCY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and her alleged accomplice Cassandra Ong are back in the Senate for another hearing on illegal online gaming operations in the country.</p>

Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and her alleged accomplice Cassandra Ong are back in the Senate for another hearing on illegal online gaming operations in the country.

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Alice Guo, Cassandra Ong back in Senate for POGO hearing

Alice Guo, Cassandra Ong back in Senate for POGO hearing

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Published Sep 24, 2024 09:24 AM PHT

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Updated Sep 24, 2024 10:04 AM PHT

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