House Doctor Checks Cassandra Ong, Recommends Hospital Check-Up
Cassandra Ong felt dizzy during a hearing of the House of Representatives and her blood pressure was found to have dropped to 80/40.
Prior to the arrest of former Mayor Alice Guo in Indonesia, Cassandra who is also facing accusations of her alleged involvement in the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming operations in Porac, Pampanga was detained by the Indonesian authorities.
The Indonesian authorities detained Cassandra Ong and Shiela Guo, the supposed sister of Alice. They were sent back to the Philippines and charges were filed against them. Ong was brought to the House of Representatives while Guo was brought to the Senate.
Shiela Guo denied that she and Alice are biological sisters. According to her, she was born in China and her mother is still there. She claimed that Alice’s father is her foster father who ordered her to come to the Philippines to work in their embroidery business.
For her part, Cassandra Ong denied being friends or business partners with Alice Guo. According to her, she only knows Alice because of Wesley Guo who is allegedly her boyfriend. She also denied working for the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming operations in Porac, Pampanga.
Cassandra claimed that she only works for the Whirlwind Corp., the alleged company that leased the building to the illegal POGO hub Lucky South 99.
Recently, during a hearing in the House of Representatives over the illegal POGO operations, Cassandra Ong felt dizzy. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, her blood pressure dropped to 80/40 during the House inquiry.
Dr. Jose Luis Bautista, the physician in the House of Representatives, said that Ong’s condition is “unstable”. The doctor also said that the BP and the blood sugar cannot be taken separately. He said that one may be affecting the other.
“To put it in a nutshell, Ms. Cassandra Li Ong is quite unstable as of this moment. Definitely, as I saw earlier, her blood pressure was very low, unreadable na,” the House physician said.
Based on the report, Dr. Jose Luis Bautista also recommended bringing Cassandra Ong immediately to the hospital. According to the physician, she must undergo medical testings. This morning, the BP of Ong “is only 70/40”.
Bautista also recommended that Ong will be worked up properly so there would be proper diagnosis to what she is going through right now. Based on the report, the lawmakers agreed to the recommendation of the doctor.
“We actually don’t know if it is because of heart failure or something like that,” Bautista said.
Cassandra Li Ong was taken to the hospital after feeling dizzy due to her blood pressure dropping to 80/40, according to the House physician. | via @jeffreyhernaez pic.twitter.com/PDRlK62pP5
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