May bagong update sa kaso ni former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, 35.
Hinatulan ng habang buhay na pagkakakulong o reclusion perpetua ang dating Bamban Mayor na si Alice Guo aka Guo Hua Ping.
Napatunayan ng Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 167 na guilty si Alice sa kasong qualified human trafficking kasama ang pitong akusado.
Kung ating babalikan, sinampahan ng kaso si Alice at iba pa ng PAOCC o Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission nakaraang taon dahil sa pagkaka-link nito sa illegal POGO o Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator.
Ang POGO ay lumabag sa expanded anti-human trafficking in Persons Act of 2022 matapos itong na-rade at nailigtas ang daan-daang tao na nagtatrabaho sa naturang illegal hub.
Naglabas naman ng kanyang pahayag si Sen. Risa Hontiveros tungkol sa pagiging guilty ni Alice Guo.
Ani Sen. Risa : “To all others who enabled Alice Guo’s criminal empire: the Philippines is not a playground for exploitation, infiltration, and espionage. Accountability is coming. Justice always finds a way.”
Dagdag pa niya : “We will continue to demand accountability from every government agency that failed in their duties, and we will continue to investigate the full extent of Chinese intelligence operations in our country.”
Samantala, tinawag naman ni Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian na “big win for the Filipino people” ang naging hatol kay Alice.
Aniya : “The conviction of Alice Guo and her cohorts for qualified trafficking is a big win for the Filipino people, including foreign nationals who have been victimized by various criminal activities perpetrated by POGOS.
“The rule of law has prevailed, and justice has been served. Her conviction should serve as a wake-up call against Filipinos or foreign nationals alike who seek to take advantage of the bureaucracy to carry out atrocities such as human trafficking and online scams.
Dagdag pa ni Sen. Gatchalian : “Umaasa tayo na ang tagumpay na ito ay lalo pang magpapatibay sa ating batas laban sa POGO at magpapalakas sa kampanya ng ating law enforcement agencies para tuluyang papanagutin ang mga natitirang POGO at iba pang uri ng online scam sa bansa.”