Panayam kay Sen. Risa Hontiveros (August 21, 2024) | Balitanghali
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00:00Let's talk about the sudden departure of Alice Goh and another big issue.
00:05Let's talk to Sen. Luisa Ontiveros. Good morning and welcome to Balitang Halley, Senator. This is Connie with Rafi.
00:12Good morning to you, Connie and Rafi. And to our viewers, good morning.
00:17Good morning. Alice Goh's camp is arguing that she is here in the Philippines.
00:21Even before that, Attorney Stephen David in the Bureau of Immigration proved that Goh is abroad. What can you say about this?
00:27Oh my, they are the ones who are strongly challenged in the Bureau of Immigration.
00:32Well, we saw that the DI and other law enforcement agencies are saying that they are also receiving information from their counterparts in other countries.
00:46And this is no different, Rafi and Connie, from our paper trail or information trail here in my office.
00:56For me, this all started when I actually wrote to the NBI to update their manhunt for Goh Huaping.
01:05And I received unconfirmed information from the NBI that Goh Huaping left the Philippines on July 18.
01:16So we received that unconfirmed information from the NBI and we corroborated it from different sources from other countries like Asia, Singapore, and China.
01:30And of course, this was confirmed by our Bureau of Immigration.
01:35Senator, you mentioned the NBI.
01:39The NBI is very careful in confirming that Goh is really abroad because there is no document in the immigration counters that he went through.
01:47This is something that is very suspicious. What can you say about this?
01:51That's why I said that this is unconfirmed information that I received from the NBI.
01:57But this is also the result of my writing to them asking for an update on their manhunt.
02:04And what you said is right.
02:07This is also related to my raising the question of privilege on Monday.
02:11I noticed that in the screenshot or video of Goh Huaping's arrival in Malaysia, his image was not there.
02:22That's why I thought and told my colleagues on the floor, is this a proof that he is used to or that he helped him to avoid the place where his image will be caught?
02:37So this is one of the many things that we will continue to know, even here in the Senate Committee on Women.
02:43In our interview yesterday with Atty. Stephen David, Goh ruled out facing the Senate.
02:48Especially since he is no longer an effective resource person because of the many cases filed against him by the former mayor.
02:53What is your reaction to this?
02:55The Senate Committee on Women is the only one that can weigh whether he is an effective or ineffective resource person.
03:03And obviously, as a chair, I am giving this.
03:06We are still insisting that he should go under the Senate Warrant of Arrest that was issued by the Senate President on the request of this representation, the chair of the Senate Committee on Women.
03:19Because he should still face our committee and once and for all answer our final questions to him properly.
03:28That's why I expect that our various executive agencies will take action, even here in the question of privilege that was raised, that he should leave the Philippines so that his presence here in the Senate can have an effect.
03:45Senator, there are many problems arising in our investigation on Pogo.
03:51So what will be our direction in this investigation with regard to Pogo?
03:55At the same time, this is where Mayor Alice Goh was dismissed.
03:58Now, she is being asked to cancel her passport.
04:02Well, I am welcoming the order from the Office of the Executive Secretary of the DFA to cancel the Philippine passport of Goh Huapig, who is not a Filipino citizen.
04:17So that he can stop his abuse and use it to escape to our country and infiltrate other countries.
04:25It is true that there are many problems arising in Pogo.
04:30There are many crimes.
04:31Our four years of investigation in the Senate Committee on Women against Pogo.
04:36But it also resulted in a great success, the President's ban on their zone in Pogo to wind down all of that until December 31,
04:49and to find alternative jobs and find a life or just transition for Filipino employees or those who are looking for a life in Pogo and its surroundings.
05:01Our next step in the Senate Committee on Women is a few more hearings.
05:07I estimate there will be only two or three to close this.
05:11And we will be able to release our thick Committee Report of Findings and Recommendations.
05:16Included in the last questions that we will ask and the results that will be submitted to the Committee Report
05:22are some resource persons who have not yet answered.
05:27First of all, Guo Huaping.
05:29And there are also the aforementioned lawyers of the last chapter so far of the saga of Pogo and Guo Huaping.
05:38And who knows, maybe we will be able to complete or add the investigation that we did back then of the Blue Ribbon Senate Committee on Farmally.
05:50Because our investigation on Pogo shows the cast of characters.
05:55Senator, this is a huge blow to our system.
05:59The dismissal of Bambang Tarlac Mayor, Alice Guo.
06:05And it is being said here that for this to happen,
06:09we are seeing a new kind of aid of legislation that can be strengthened so that we will not run away,
06:17we will not be laughed at.
06:18In other words, other countries will say that it is too fast to leave.
06:22Is it because they are saying that the warrant of arrest from the Senate is weak as compared to a court order or a hold departure order?
06:31And why wasn't that kind of attention given to him so that he will not leave?
06:38Why did we come to this?
06:40The Senate Warrant of Arrest is not a weak instrument.
06:46This is solidly within our mandate and according to our rules.
06:50That's why I have full confidence that when we release the warrant of arrest of Guo Huaping,
06:56this will be enforced.
06:58In fact, the Bureau of Immigration promised us,
07:02President Pro Tempore sent us a hearing that they will not allow Guo Huaping to leave the Philippines.
07:12Definitely, it will come out in our recommendations on how to enforce different laws and coordination between our law enforcement agencies.
07:25As a result of this investigation by the Senate, our executive agencies also carried out a parallel investigation and corrective action.
07:33Senator?
07:34Yes, Raffy.
07:36We will take a short break.
07:38What do you see as the root of the tension between you and Vice President Sara Duterte in the hearing yesterday regarding the 2025 budget of the OVP?
07:46Oh no, VP Sara is the one who can answer that.
07:50Because she knows that the whole government's budget is passed by the Congress every year,
07:56including her office.
07:58That's why she should not only prepare her information,
08:02but also her attitude and behavior.
08:05Because every peso and centimo that we pass in the budget is the money of the government,
08:11and moreover, it comes from the voice of the people.
08:14So it's only right to ask anyone who is asking,
08:17the duplication of programs and especially the possible improper request for budget
08:23from a private authored book that uses the money of the people and the government.
08:31It wasn't about her.
08:33Okay. Thank you very much.
08:35It's your time to share the news.
08:36Thank you, Senator.
08:37Thank you. You're welcome.
08:39We will try to get a new statement from the camp of Ms. Mamantanlac Mayor Alice Guo and Vice President Sara Duterte.