Balitanghali: (Part 3) August 20, 2024

GMA Integrated News

-Sen. Risa Hontiveros: Wala na sa Pilipinas si dating Mayor Alice Guo/ Sen. Hontiveros: Guo, bumiyahe pa-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia noong July 18 at dumiretso sa Singapore/ Hinala ng ilang senador, chartered plane ang ginamit ni Guo; pinaiimbestigahan kung sino ang tumulong sa kanya/ Sen. Win Gatchalian: Nagsinungaling ang nagnotaryo sa counter-affidavit ni Guo   Panayam kay Dana Sandoval  Spokesperson, Bureau of Immigration  BI: Alice Guo, nakalabas umano ng Pilipinas nang hindi dumaraan sa Immigration authorities ng bansa   Interview: Atty. Stephen David  Abogado ni Alice Guo  Atty. David: Tinitiyak na nasa Pilipinas pa at hindi lumalabas ng bansa si Alice Guo   Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 10:00 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali.   #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream   Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad:  GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews  Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews   GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00Senator Risa Ontiveros believed that the former mayor of Bamban, Alice Guo, is no longer in the Philippines.

00:06But there is no record of her leaving the database of the Bureau of Immigration.

00:10This is the news brought to you by MAV Gonzales.

00:17At the Senate hearing on May 22, the public last saw the dismissed Mayor Alice Guo.

00:22I am a Filipino and moreover, I am not a spy yet.

00:25After more than three months of searching, she was finally released from the Philippines.

00:30Based on the document shown by Ontiveros, Guo traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the morning of July 18, 2024.

00:37This is a match to her Philippine passport.

00:41Thank you very much to NBI for this information.

00:45They will continue to track Alice Guo.

00:48From Malaysia, Guo continued to travel to Singapore.

00:51They met her parents, Lin Wenye and Guo Jianzhong.

00:59The couple flew in from China on July 28, 2024.

01:05They had a short reunion there with Wesley Guo and Cassandra Ong.

01:12Cassandra Ong was taken by a raid of the Lucky South 99 Pogo in Porak, Pampanga.

01:17There was a lookout bulletin order against Guo.

01:19But according to the DOJ, no one suspected that she was an immigrant.

01:24The NBI promised that they will not allow Guo Huaping to leave the Philippines.

01:30But now, she's really gone.

01:33What if they drop the ball?

01:35What if they are the ones who should be held accountable?

01:38According to Ontiveros, Guo was not caught because she went to a blind spot at the airport or a place where there is no camera.

01:45It will be clear which private plane or chartered plane left the Philippines that very day.

01:53We will track down who is the CIQ, who is the one who processed their passports.

01:59If the flight number now registers to a chartered plane, then you can find out who owns the chartered plane.

02:06CAP can find or actually dismiss pilots in the failure to name the members in the manifest.

02:14This Friday, the Campo Nigro filed a counteraffidavit and motioned to reopen the investigation for the complaint of qualified human trafficking

02:21related to the Pogo in Bamban, Tarlac.

02:23The DOJ is still investigating if Guo really confronted the notary for the counteraffidavit.

02:29Senator Wynne Gatchalian said that it's clear that the notary public, Atty. Elmer Galicia, lied.

02:35Guo Huaping went to her personally on August 14, 2024.

02:43We were deceived because he went out and came back.

02:47Despite the fact that there is an arrest warrant, we did not notice it.

02:54According to Guo's lawyer, he talked to the former mayor and assured him that he's still in the Philippines.

03:00We got a statement from Galicia and CA, but they still have nothing to say.

03:05Mav Gonzalez reported for GMA Integrated News.

03:08We already talked to the Bureau of Immigration Spokesperson, Dana Sandoval.

03:13Good morning and welcome to Malitang Hali.

03:16Good morning.

03:18Ma'am Dana, based on the information you have, where is the former mayor, Mayor Alice Guo?

03:24Yes, if we look at the draft records of immigration, Mayor Alice Guo did not have a recorded departure.

03:31If we look at the immigration records, it shows that she's still in the country.

03:36Upon verification with our counterparts, we found out that she has entered at least three different Asian countries in the past month.

03:47Okay. What is that? Because we heard that on August 18, she was in Indonesia, right?

03:56Yes. We got information from our counterparts that on July 18, she arrived in Malaysia.

04:05On July 21, she moved from Malaysia to Singapore.

04:09And most recently, on August 18, which is the other day, she moved, including her group,

04:17with Sheila Leal-Guo, Wendy Leal-Guo, and Cassandra Lee Ong, to Indonesia.

04:25All right. But what was the first thing, when did you find out that she is no longer in the country, Mayor Alice Guo?

04:35Because it is said that on July 16, it has been more than a month.

04:41Actually, the immigration authorities found out about this just last week, maybe on Thursday last week.

04:48Our investigation started when we got information, intelligence information, that there's a flight back to the Philippines,

04:57Alice Guo, along with Sheila and Wesley and Cassandra Lee Ong, from Singapore, supposedly on Thursday.

05:06All right.

05:07Upon verification, no one boarded that aircraft to go back to the Philippines.

05:14This got us asking the question, why does she have a ticket from outside to enter the country,

05:20when our record states that she is still in the country.

05:24That pushed our leadership to inquire with our counterparts abroad if this individual has an entry to their country.

05:37That's when we first found out that Mayor Alice Guo has an entry to three different countries.

05:45But ma'am, if you found out last week, why did the senators who are investigating this not find out that Senator Arisa got information from NBI?

05:59Yes, the information was being validated because we had very raw information.

06:06And the investigation is ongoing because we found out that there was an attempt to travel to Indonesia.

06:13So Commissioner Tan Singpo and the leadership of immigration gathered the appropriate data first

06:20before submitting all the information to the Department of Justice as well as the Senate.

06:26Okay. What will happen?

06:28It's being said that Mayor Alice Guo has a backdoor and you don't have a record?

06:36As we can see, there is a big possibility that this went through informal channels

06:42to circumvent the immigration inspection.

06:47Because immigration, our presence is in formal courts,

06:51there are palisadas and seaports that are considered formal courts,

06:56but not in informal ones like private airstrips and crossings.

07:03So we think that's what Mayor Guo did to get out of the country and to circumvent the immigration inspection.

07:12Are you also looking for evidence of immigration?

07:16We are not leaving, ma'am.

07:18That's a possibility, so it's part of what we are looking at.

07:22Whether it be from the immigration or from other government agencies or private entities,

07:29there will be an answer to this because it caused a lot of chaos in our agency.

07:35Thank you very much for your time.

07:38Thank you and good morning.

07:40That was Bureau of Immigration Spokesperson, Dana Sandoval.

07:44Let's talk to the lawyer of Alice Guo, Atty. Stephen David.

07:48Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.

07:51Good afternoon. Good morning.

07:54At this time, where is Mayor Guo? Is he in the Philippines?

07:59I am just reflecting on what he said.

08:04He said that he is here in the Philippines.

08:07Well, personally, I didn't see him.

08:10I am just reflecting on what he said and what Atty. Elmar Galicia is saying,

08:17that Mayor Alice appeared to him to prove his innocence.

08:23It's hard not to believe a lawyer who studied for eight years and got a bar exam and got a license.

08:33Would you give up your license, name, and reputation if the person who appeared to him is not real and he is accused of appearing to him?

08:46It's hard for a lawyer to do that.

08:52It's a big payment if the person who appeared to him is not real, right?

08:58Would you give up your license, name, and reputation if the person who appeared to him is not real and he is accused of appearing to him?

09:04No. He is here in the Philippines.

09:06If he's not in the Philippines, I don't care.

09:13If he wants to go abroad, I just want to protect his defense.

09:18I believe in his legal defense.

09:21But if he's not in the Philippines, how can I defend him?

09:26How can I handle the cases against him? There are many cases against him.

09:31If he really went abroad, I want him to tell me if he went abroad, so I can remedy my fight with the court.

09:42For example, if he's in another country, we will look for a political asylum.

09:48When it comes to that, we will get depositions and consularize the ambassadors.

09:55He has a fight.

09:57It's not like we don't know what our government, immigration, and their senators are saying in other countries.

10:06Then he's telling me that he's in the Philippines.

10:09We're all here, right?

10:11Who are we?

10:14So what is your reaction when the BI is saying that he has records that he went abroad?

10:21That's why I said that they need to do their assignment to prove that he's in another country.

10:27If they have a long arm of the law, we have police and interpol.

10:34Maybe they can get his documents because I believe in the ability of the Philippines and its assistance.

10:45Have you personally witnessed the counterfeiting of your client on August 18?

10:52No. I haven't seen it.

10:54But as a brother lawyer to Atty. Galicia, I have full confidence that he won't do something illegal or that he will put him in danger.

11:06Who's the lawyer? Is that risk worth it if it's not true?

11:11If he really went abroad, he has a legal obligation, moral obligation to sign the mayor's order.

11:20But if he didn't go abroad, it will be a big blow to our law.

11:27Is there a decision that Mayor Alex Guo will make if he will be brought to the next Senate hearing?

11:33In the Senate, he will definitely rule out because that's where his bashing and cyberbullying started.

11:43Right now, as a resource person, he can't be an effective resource person because of the number of cases he filed.

11:52He will be hit by right-wing self-incrimination.

11:56Okay. You're just relying on Mayor Alex Guo's words that he's still here in the Philippines.

12:02That's clear for you.

12:03That's correct. He won't do anything illegal.

12:08Okay. Thank you very much.

12:12That was Attorney Stephen David, lawyer of Alex Guo.

12:15GMA Integrated News is also trying to get permission from the notary of Guo's counter-affidavit, Atty. Galicia.

12:42For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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