MANILA — Senate Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros has welcomed the filing of a petition for certiorari of the camp of suspended Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo before the Supreme Court.

• Guo asks SC to stop Senate from summoning her to POGO hearings

“Our courts are open to all individuals, regardless of nationality. Kaya kahit hindi siya Pilipino, may karapatan pa rin si Mayor Alice Guo na pumunta ng Supreme Court.(Even if she is not a Filipino, Mayor Alice Guo has the right to go to the Supreme Court). We await a copy of their petition," Hontiveros said in a statement.

• Alice Guo may skip Senate probe due to 'trauma, stress': lawyer

“On our part, at the Senate, the law is clear: ignoring a subpoena has consequences. Adhering to a subpoena has never been optional,” Hontiveros added.

• Senate panel seeks arrest of Mayor Guo for snubbing inquiry into alleged POGO ties

 Guo’s camp wants the Supreme Court to stop the Senate from summoning the suspended mayor as a resource person in the probe into illegal POGOs.

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