Suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, hindi dadalo sa pagdinig ng Senado bukas, July 10, 2024, ukol sa sinalakay na POGO hub sa Bamban, Tarlac, ayon sa kanyang abogadong si Atty. Stephen David | via Nimfa Ravelo/DZBB/GMA Integrated News
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00:00This is definitely the statement of the lawyer of Mayor Alice Guo that she will not attend the hearing of the Senate tomorrow regarding the raid of Pogo in Bamban, Tarlac.
00:18In a text message in the media of Atty. Stephen David, Guo's lawyer, it was stated that Guo will not attend the next hearing of the Senate because this is the reason why Guo was traumatized in the treatment of the Senate and emotionally and physically drained from the many accusations against her.
00:35Yesterday, Atty. David also announced that it is possible that Guo will not attend the Senate hearing because she suffered from severe stress.
00:42This will be the second time that Guo will not attend the Senate hearing. Before that, Atty. Rizon Tiveros and Atty. Sherwin Gatchalian, who are leading the Senate investigation on Pogo,
00:53have warned that Guo will not attend the Senate hearing on the other side of the Senate. Because in the Senate hearing, senators have the right to contempt.
01:04Gatchalian is not convinced that Guo is stressed because she's a companion when facing the Senate hearing. According to Tiveros, Guo cannot use her mental health condition to escape her responsibilities.
01:17Earlier, Senate President Chiz Escudero assured that she will sign a warrant of arrest against Guo if she asks for it.
01:24Tiveros said that because of her compliance with the Senate, she will not attend the Senate hearing. Aside from Guo, the Senate also issued a warrant to three of her siblings and parents.
01:35I'm Linspec Ravalho of Jemaice Superradio, DZBB, for Tuto'o.