Sheila Guo, Cassandra Ong back in PH following arrest in Indonesia
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00:00Sheila Guo and Cassandra Ong should have known better than to loaf and loiter in a mall in Jakarta
00:05where closed-circuit television cameras galore after having flown the coop last month to evade accountability
00:11in their Pogo-linked activities.
00:13With Indonesian law enforcement authorities tipped on the status of Guo Ong et al.
00:18After Senator Risa Ontiveros' exposé on Monday,
00:21immigration officials flew to Indonesia apparently on a call from Jakarta officials
00:26that Sheila Guo and Cassandra Ong were under custody.
00:29Our Soojin Kim tells us more live.
00:36Charmed Sheila Guo, sister of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo,
00:40together with Lucky South 99 inc. Cassandra Ong,
00:43have been brought to the Bureau of Immigration immediately upon their arrival to the Philippines from Indonesia.
00:50Authorities from the National Bureau of Investigation,
00:53the Bureau of Immigration, the Philippine National Police and the Department of Justice,
00:58as well as members of the press,
01:00awaited their arrival earlier today at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1.
01:05Guo and Ong were apprehended at Megamall Bantam Center on August 20.
01:09It is believed that Guo's sister Alice managed to escape.
01:12Sheila and Ong entered Jakarta from Singapore via a cruise ship.
01:16Guo and Ong were immediately escorted from Pasay to Manila,
01:20straight to the Bureau of Immigration,
01:21and here they underwent regular processes as prescribed by law.
01:25And then after that, the legal custody was transferred from the Bureau of Immigration
01:31to the National Bureau of Investigation.
01:34So they were also given their Miranda rights.
01:38The two were also given medical testings, especially after Guo reported feeling dizzy.
01:43Earlier at the airport, they were a bit dizzy.
01:46So, of course, maybe from the lack of oxygen, the lack of space,
01:50they were also surprised that so many people were waiting for them.
01:54Guo's feelings were a bit hurt,
01:58but upon arrival here at the Bureau of Immigration,
02:01we made sure that they were in a good condition,
02:03and that Guo's feelings were okay.
02:06They requested for lawyers, which the DOJ gladly granted.
02:10We assured them that we will respect their rights.
02:13The right to counsel is at any given time.
02:17So even if the custody was turned over from the Bureau of Immigration to the NBI,
02:23of course, we granted the request that we just wait for their lawyers here.
02:29Authorities are finalizing documents to transfer Guo and Ong to the NBI tonight.
02:34Sheila Guo will face charges regarding her violation of immigration laws.
02:39On the other hand, Cassandra Ong will be inquested for obstruction of justice
02:43as well as violation of the Passport Act.
02:45To this, her legal counsel and representation, Attorney Ferdinand Topacio said,
02:50Did she use false pretences to secure her passport?
02:54Is that the only violation of the Passport Act?
02:56Obstruction of justice.
02:58She has to be arraigned or subjected to inquest.
03:03The inquest is a court in the act.
03:05For now, we have yet to hear official word
03:07when the two will be brought to the House or Senate.
03:09We will see when the Senate or the House will call for a hearing,
03:16in which case, we will have to bring them to the hearing.