Lawmakers Ask Cassandra Ong on Ties w/ Former Mayor Alice Guo
CASSANDRA ONG – The woman accused of POGO involvement denied that she is friends or business partners with former Mayor Alice Guo.
The Bureau of Immigration and the authorities believe that Alice Guo is still in Indonesia. She was able to depart from the Philippines despite the multiple complaints filed against her and an immigration lookout bulletin.
Guo is faced with accusations on her alleged involvement with the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming operations in her town. She’s also being questioned about her identity. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) found out that her fingerprints matched with the fingerprints of Guo Hua Ping.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian previously expressed his confidence that Alice Guo will be arrested in Indonesia and sent back to the Philippines like her supposed companions. Her supposed sister, Shiela Guo, and Cassandra Ong who is also linked to POGO were detained in Indonesia and sent back to the Philippines.
Cassandra Ong is accused of involvement in the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming operations in Porac, Pampanga. She was sent to the House of Representatives while Shiela Guo who claimed that Alice is not actually her sister was sent to the Senate.
During the questioning with the lawmakers, Cassandra was asked about her ties with former Mayor Alice Guo. She denied being a friend of the dismissed Mayor of Bamban, Tarlac.
Cassandra Ong also denied that she and former Mayor Alice Guo are business partners. According to her, she only know Alice because of Wesley Guo, Alice’s brother, who she claimed as her boyfriend. Ong also denied working for the Lucky South 99.
The Lucky South 99 is the illegal POGO hub that was raided by the authorities in Porac, Pampanga. According to Ong, she is working for the Whirlwind Corporation which is the alleged company that leased the building to the Lucky South 99.
“‘Yung business namin is nagre-rent lang sa mga – building. Real estate lang. I am not related to any POGO,” she said.
The authorities have filed charges against Cassandra Ong and Shiela Guo. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that Shiela is not qualified to be a state witness.