Dating Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, humarap sa pagdinig ng Senado hinggil sa mga ilegal POGO; suspended Mayor Alice Guo, ‘no show’ pa rin
Dating Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, humarap sa pagdinig ng Senado hinggil sa mga ilegal POGO; suspended Mayor Alice Guo, ‘no show’ pa rin
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00:00in the continuation of the Senate's hearing on the illegal smugglers, Daniel.
00:06Yes Aljo, the Senate panel is continuing their hearing on the smuggling of smugglers in the country.
00:12Today, our presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is in front of the hearing.
00:17He will talk about the hearing and the operation of the authorities in a house, in a subdivision in Benguet.
00:25According to the Bureau of Immigration, two foreign nationals were arrested, a Chinese national and a large Cambodian national.
00:32Based on the information obtained by the BIA, the target subjects were identified as Bamban Tarlac Pogo,
00:39which was raided by the authorities.
00:41The name of Atty. Roque in the hearing has changed, but he explained the situation.
00:47Someone is interviewing the owner of the house, Secretary Roque.
00:56Secretary Roque, do you own that house?
01:00The house that you are talking about in Tuba, Benguet, is registered in a corporation.
01:04I owned it when I left the government, and I do have an interest in the corporation that owns it.
01:11But I don't own that house.
01:14Because as of January of 2024, it was owned by a corporation,
01:19and it was owned by a Chinese national named Wan Yun.
01:23When she signed the contract of lease, she was required to show an alien certificate of registration,
01:31and it turns out that she is a holder of a 9G working visa.
01:35Meaning, she has a right to be in the Philippines.
01:39The suspended Bamban Tarlac, Mayor Alice Guo, did not respond to the arrest order against her.
01:47That's why some senators were not able to avoid being dismissed.
01:51According to the Bureau of Immigration, Guo is still in the Philippines.
01:56Madam Chairperson has made statements that Mayor Guo has been very active on Facebook.
02:06Don't you have her IP address?
02:17If you cannot arrest her within a month, your budget might be affected.
02:22Yes sir, we will do our best.
02:25Meanwhile, Aljo, Senators, particularly Senator Ruiz,
02:29have been discussing how the government can help those affected by the ban on Pogo,
02:34which was once declared by the President.
02:39Because when the President gave a directive that Pogo should be legal or illegal,
02:46he also issued a statement that many were affected.
02:51Unfortunately, we were not able to coordinate with the respective government agencies
02:58because of the calamity or the typhoon that happened.
03:02But I wish to report to you that starting tomorrow,
03:06we already have meetings with the different government agencies.
03:10So we're starting with Dole.
03:12Secretary Benny Laguésma and I are having lunch tomorrow.
03:17And we will be discussing the status of the close to 40,000 who will be displaced.
03:27And on Thursday, I just got word...
03:36...to that secretary meeting together with PACOR, the PAOC, the Bureau of Immigration,
03:45and the Department of Justice.
03:48So we could also start formulating guidelines.
03:54At this point, Aljo, we will continue with the Senate hearing.
03:57At the moment, Senator Conteveros is asking our presidential spokesman, Harry Roque.
04:05Aljo.
04:06Thank you very much, Daniel Manalastas.