Updates kay dismissed Mayor Guo at sa Bataan oil spill, ibinahagi ni Sec. Jesus Crispin 'Boying' Remulla sa 'Kapihan sa DOJ'
Updates kay dismissed Mayor Guo at sa Bataan oil spill, ibinahagi ni Sec. Jesus Crispin 'Boying' Remulla sa 'Kapihan sa DOJ'
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00:00Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Boying-Remulla faced the DOJ today in Kapihan.
00:05Among the answers given by the secret service, the issue related to the dismissal of Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and an update on the investigation of Bataan Oil Spill.
00:15We have a report from Luisa Erispe. Luisa?
00:18Azec Bailey, the Department of Justice is now urging that even though the dismissal of Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo was dismissed yesterday,
00:27the pursuit of her case is not yet over because there are still complaints filed against her by the Department of Justice,
00:34including the qualified human trafficking and the additional tax evasion case filed today by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
00:43According to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Boying-Remulla, he believes that there is a basis for the complaints filed against Guo.
00:50He was forced to resign before he could reach his office. When it comes to the DOJ, he was dismissed by the prosecutors.
00:59The additional tax evasion case filed against Guo by the DOJ is due to the wrong payment of taxes,
01:08or the wrong payment of taxes by the former mayor when he sold his shares from Bauku Corporation.
01:16According to DIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagi Jr., it was estimated that 500,000 pesos or half a million pesos were not paid by Guo.
01:24But they believe that it's even deeper. That's why the tax evasion case from DIR was the first complaint filed.
01:31Meanwhile, the statements of Remulla and Guo are in a press conference here in the DOJ.
01:36Aside from the issue of the former mayor, Remulla also answered the statements of Senator Bato De La Rosa and President Sara Duterte,
01:44as well as the question that the Philippines is ready to assist the international police
01:50if the International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant in the case of the former President Rodrigo Duterte.
01:56Remulla said that no one is giving up, no one is opposing the police.
02:01It's clear that the Philippines has a commitment to Interpol that it should defend the country.
02:07Aside from the investigation of oil spills in Bataan,
02:13Remulla said that they are investigating the DOJ syndicate in Batangas that was involved in the oil industry in the Philippines
02:20due to smuggling and smuggling.
02:23Billions or hundreds of billions are being lost to the government.
02:27Remulla said that this should be stopped, at least in the Department's decision.
02:32That is the latest from the DOJ. Back to you, Asec Ben.
02:37Thank you very much, Louisa Erizpe.