Suspended Mayor Guo at ilan pa umanong dawit sa iligal na POGO sa Bamban, Tarlac, ipina-contempt sa pagdinig ng Senado; ilan pang personalidad, ipina-subpoena
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00:00The Senate has already arrested suspended Bambang Mayor Alice Guo and seven others.
00:05This is because they did not comply with the continuation of the investigation of the Senate regarding the operation of the illegal fire in Bambang.
00:15Daniel Manalastas is in the center of the news live.
00:21Audrey, as expected, suspended Bambang Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo did not comply with the continuation of the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women,
00:29as well as the illegal operations of the fire in our country.
00:36Audrey, the Senators did not accept the cause of the suspended Mayor because as you may remember,
00:41yesterday he wrote an excuse letter to the Senators and Guo was accused of his physical and mental health.
00:48Senator Nancy Binay said that mental health is a serious cause so it should not be used as a reason for him to lie.
00:57After this, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made a move to contempt Guo and his family and some other personalities involved in the fire.
01:10Here, we already issued a subpoena but there is no respect given to the institution and the Senate.
01:21For me, they are disregarding the subpoena as if they are disregarding and disrespecting our institution.
01:30She admitted the reason that she's not mentally fit Madam Chair.
01:36For me, it's shameful for those who have a true mental health condition.
01:42I suggest that she be attended by a government doctor so we can know the whole truth.
01:52I think this letter of explanation is totally unacceptable.
01:56Therefore, I would like to move that we issue a warrant of arrest against Mayor Guo for her to attend the next hearing if there is one.
02:08I so move Madam Chair.
02:10Our system may be brittle but it is not broken.
02:15You will be arrested.
02:17Mayor Guo is being arrested.
02:21Audrey Wood, how many personalities were contempted by the Senate for not obeying the subpoena issued by the committee?
02:31While their personalities were being contempted by the committee, they are expected to attend the next hearing.
02:39The Bureau of Immigration in the Philippines, based on their last record yesterday,
02:45they were alerted in case there is a movement outside the country.
02:49Meanwhile, Audrey, the name of the former Presidential Spokesperson, Attorney Harry Roque, has been removed from the hearing.
03:01Do you want to answer my question about the former Cabinet Official, Hu Labid, on behalf of Illegal Pugos?
03:11I would like to tell the story of what happened sometime in July 2023,
03:23where for three weeks of July 2023, I received a call from the former Secretary Harry Roque.
03:42He asked for an appointment with me.
03:51So on July 26, 2023, there was a chance that he visited my office in Pagcor when we were still in Ermita.
04:09He was given an appointment and he came to my office.
04:17Did the former Secretary Harry Roque follow up with you?
04:21No. No. I will also clarify that Secretary Roque was there.
04:28He did not pressurize or anything.
04:33He was the only one who talked about helping Cassandra Ong.
04:43Audrey, at this point, I tried to get the name of the former Secretary Harry Roque, but he did not respond to my calls.
04:51I also tried to get the name of Mayor Alice Guo, but her lawyer did not respond. Audrey?
05:01Thank you very much, Daniel Manalastas.