The two Filipino incorporators of the Zun Yuan POGO in Bamban, Tarlac – Roderick Pujante and Juan Miguel Alpas – want to turn state witnesses. To qualify as state witnesses, they must ‘not appear to be the most guilty.’
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00:00The two Filipino incorporators of the Zuniwan Pogo in Bamban, Tarlac, Roderick Pujante,
00:05and Juan Miguel Alpas, want to turn state witnesses.
00:09The offer is being assessed by the Department of Justice.
00:11To qualify as state witness, they must not appear to be the most guilty.
00:15Pujante and Alpas were among the three incorporators of the Zuniwan Pogo, which was set up in June
00:202023.
00:21They said they were misled by the brother of their co-incorporator, Jamie Lynn Santos
00:25Cruz.
00:26The three, as well as dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, pleaded not guilty to a charge
00:30of human trafficking before a Pasig City court.
00:32Cruz, on the other hand, maintains that Zuniwan's business was legal.
00:37The raid on Zuniwan in March 2024 found evidence of scamming operations and torture.