DOJ at DFA, inatasan na pangasiwaan ang kanselasyon ng Philippine passport ni Alice Guo

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00:00The Office of the President ordered the Department of Justice and the Department of Foreign Affairs

00:05to cancel the Philippine passports of the former Banban Tarlac Mayor, Alice Guo,

00:10as well as the passports of her family and a woman who is married to the Philippine Online Gaming Operator, or POGO.

00:18This was the next thing that was revealed when Alice Guo left the country on August 19 using her Philippine passport.

00:25It is said that the former mayor went to Singapore and is now in Indonesia.

00:30Based on a memorandum that was signed on August 20 by Executive Secretary Lucas Barzamin

00:36for the purpose of Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo,

00:41the Office of the President ordered the cancellation of Guo's passport

00:46along with the children of Wesley Leal Guo, Sheila Leal Guo, and POGO representative Catherine Cassandra Leong.

00:54Executive Secretary Barzamin referred to the Republic Act No. 11983, or the New Philippine Passport Act,

01:02in which it states that the cancellation of the Philippine passport

01:06if the holder or owner of it is a fugitive or hiding from justice.

01:10Barzamin also mentioned the arrest of Guo and his family.

01:15This was followed by the refusal to visit,

01:18in the middle of repeated invitations to the illegal activities of POGO in the country.

01:24In addition, Executive Secretary Barzamin also filed criminal complaints against Guo for trafficking.

01:29Other cases are also being prepared against the former mayor

01:33because of his frequent involvement in POGO operations.

01:37The person who helped Guo in Singapore

01:40was first sighted in contempt of the camera

01:42because of his frequent interference in the recordings.

01:45Alan Francisco for Pamansang TV in the New Philippines.