Risa Hontiveros: No letup in Pogo probe amid shutdowns

Despite an order from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to shut down all Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), a Senate committee that focused national attention on this Chinese-dominated industry will continue its inquiry into the impact of the business on the nation, the panel’s head, Sen. Risa Hontiveros, said on Friday.

Alice Guo, the suspended mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, who had gone into hiding after the Senate ordered her arrest for snubbing its two previous hearings, was still required to attend a hearing set for July 29, said the head of the committee on women, children, family relations and gender equality.

Arrest orders were also sent out for Guo’s three siblings and their supposed Chinese parents to compel them to participate in the Senate probe into the illegal activities linked to offshore gaming facilities, which had allegedly also been used in cybercrimes, espionage and attacks on Philippine government websites.

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