Court of Appeals, naglabas ng freeze order sa mga ari-arian ni suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo
Court of Appeals, naglabas ng freeze order sa mga ari-arian ni suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo
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00:00The Court of Appeals has issued a freeze order on the assets of suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo.
00:05A senator was asked if there has been any money laundering
00:09because the mayor's bank accounts have received billions of pesos within three years.
00:15This is what Daniel Manalastas reported.
00:18The Court of Appeals has issued a freeze order on the bank accounts and other assets of suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo
00:27and other individuals.
00:29According to the statement of the Anti-Money Laundering Council
00:32which was sent to the office of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian,
00:35they were successful in obtaining a freeze order in the CA.
00:38And this is a great success against human trafficking, money laundering, and illegal gambling.
00:44Included among the individuals whose bank accounts were freezed
00:48are Guo and other individuals who were suspected of illegal activities.
00:54The AMLOC document also states that Gatchalian's office in the media
00:58has 36 bank accounts of Mayor Guo.
01:01He also has a helicopter and vehicles.
01:04Aside from Guo, the freeze order includes a total of 90 bank accounts
01:09from 14 financial institutions, real properties, and high-value personal properties.
01:15This means that the freeze order prohibits the movement of assets.
01:20According to Senator Gatchalian, money is of great importance in this matter.
01:25In the span of three years, Alice Guo's bank accounts amounted to billions.
01:32But if you look at their corporations,
01:36that's why we're bringing it up during the hearing of corporations,
01:39if we look at the corporations, both the income statements and the statement of cash flow,
01:45there are no billions, only hundreds of thousands.
01:48That's why we're wondering how the Bambang Pogo Hub, which is worth 6 billion,
01:55but it doesn't appear in any of their financial statements.
01:59According to Gatchalian, money is coming in from different places to Guo
02:04and it appears in different individuals and corporations.
02:07If the assets of Guo are not freezed,
02:10the probability of money laundering is high.
02:15That's why the assets were immediately freezed.
02:17Because if you don't freeze the money, it will be easy to transfer.
02:23It can be lost and it's gone. It can't be retrieved anymore.
02:26Gatchalian is not yet able to detail the entire report on where the money came from.
02:30But it's a big bulge.
02:32A large portion came from China and entered here
02:39and went out to other individuals and corporations here in the Philippines.
02:44All of these should be justified.
02:47It's worth noting why this came out just now.
02:53Because of this, the senator suspects that there is a shortage of banks.
02:58There might be a conspiracy that happened and will not be reported to AMLOC immediately.
03:02If the branch got a large amount of money and the depositor cannot justify it,
03:07this will be reported immediately.
03:08Why was there no report in 2019 and only in 2024?
03:13According to Mayor Guo's camp, bank accounts are a confidential matter.
03:17Under that is the Bank Secrecy Law and Data Privacy Act.
03:21So why did this kind of talk come out to the public?
03:25Daniel Manalastas for Pampansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.