Sual town wharf may have been exit point in Guo escape

Rowegie Abanto

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MANILA &mdash; As the Senate investigation into dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo&#39;s affairs deepens, a new theory about her escape has emerged: a getaway wharf in Sual town in Pangasinan.Raul Villanueva, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation&#39;s security monitoring cluster head, cited on Tuesday&#39;s Senate hearing unvetted &quot;intelligence&quot; reports that a former national police chief could have helped Guo illegally leave the country.&nbsp;Villanueva, a retired military officer, added that the unnamed former police chief had been on Guo&#39;s monthly payroll.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/citing-intel-pagcor-exec-says-a-former-pnp-chief-may-have-helped-alice-guo-escape-1230" id="isPasted">READ: Citing &#39;intel&#39;, Pagcor exec says a former PNP chief may have helped Alice Guo escape</a>However, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) spokesperson Winston Casio told ANC on Wednesday that they had not heard about Villanueva&#39;s claims but said they would investigate the intelligence reports.&nbsp;The PAOCC has been leading raids into crime-infested Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, including one in Bamban, with which Guo has alleged ties.Casio said they were looking into &quot;private individuals&quot; and Sual Mayor Liseldo &quot;Dong&quot; Calugay&#39;s possible involvement in the sneaky departure of former Bamban Mayor Guo and her supposed siblings.&nbsp;Sual is a coastal municipality in Pangasinan far north of Bamban.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/5/senators-ask-is-sual-mayor-the-boyfriend-of-alice-guo-1815" id="isPasted">READ: Senators ask: Is Sual mayor the boyfriend of Alice Guo?</a>&quot;As disclosed yesterday during the Senate hearing, there is a municipal wharf in the municipality of Sual in Pangasinan and we&#39;ve been looking at that municipal wharf as a possible escape route or point of the Guo siblings,&quot; the PAOCC official said.Alice Guo&#39;s alleged sister Shiela previously told a Senate panel that she, Alice, and their brother Wesley traveled by van from their Bamban, Tarlac farm to an unidentified port in July. But Alice told senators that there was no immigration officer or government official who helped them pass through the country&#39;s borders in July. She said an individual, whose identity was not disclosed, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/guo-says-someone-initiated-her-escape-expresses-regret-1530">initiated and facilitated their departure</a>.Alice was eventually <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/3/alice-guo-arrested-in-indonesia-740">captured in Indonesia</a> earlier this month, less than two weeks after Shiela&#39;s arrest.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/why-did-alice-guo-avoid-china-after-fleeing-philippines-1457" id="isPasted">READ: Why did Alice Guo &#39;avoid&#39; China after fleeing Philippines?</a>Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian told TeleRadyo Serbisyo on Wednesday that they are also investigating Calugay&#39;s alleged role in Alice&#39;s escape. He added they are looking into Calugay&#39;s possible participation in POGO because of his &quot;close relationship&quot; with Alice.Calugay on Tuesday denied he is in a relationship with Alice and said they are only friends. He also rejected accusations they are managing businesses together.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/-magkaibigan-lang-town-mayor-denies-romantic-business-ties-with-alice-guo-1130" id="isPasted">READ: &#39;Magkaibigan lang&#39;: Town mayor denies romantic, business ties with Alice Guo</a>Gatchalian in the radio interview also lamented the lack of details in Villanueva&#39;s claim that a former police chief aided Alice&#39;s departure.&nbsp;He said Villanueva did not request an executive or closed-door session with senators where the Pagcor official could disclose the identity of the ex-police official.The lawmaker added that Villanueva should pursue the intelligence reports himself and that the name of the former police official should eventually be revealed if there is any truth to his claim.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/bato-grills-alice-guo-after-former-chief-pnp-mentioned-at-senate-hearing-1858" id="isPasted">READ: &#39;Kilala mo ba ako?&#39; Bato grills Alice Guo after &#39;former chief PNP&#39; mentioned at Senate hearing</a>RELATED VIDEOS:<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WtNq1Loe6Ws?&t=124s&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pVXSF32L7MM?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

However, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) spokesperson Winston Casio told ANC on Wednesday that they had not heard about Villanueva&#39;s claims but said they would investigate the intelligence reports.&nbsp;The PAOCC has been leading raids into crime-infested Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, including one in Bamban, with which Guo has alleged ties.Casio said they were looking into &quot;private individuals&quot; and Sual Mayor Liseldo &quot;Dong&quot; Calugay&#39;s possible involvement in the sneaky departure of former Bamban Mayor Guo and her supposed siblings.&nbsp;Sual is a coastal municipality in Pangasinan far north of Bamban.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/5/senators-ask-is-sual-mayor-the-boyfriend-of-alice-guo-1815" id="isPasted">READ: Senators ask: Is Sual mayor the boyfriend of Alice Guo?</a>&quot;As disclosed yesterday during the Senate hearing, there is a municipal wharf in the municipality of Sual in Pangasinan and we&#39;ve been looking at that municipal wharf as a possible escape route or point of the Guo siblings,&quot; the PAOCC official said.Alice Guo&#39;s alleged sister Shiela previously told a Senate panel that she, Alice, and their brother Wesley traveled by van from their Bamban, Tarlac farm to an unidentified port in July. But Alice told senators that there was no immigration officer or government official who helped them pass through the country&#39;s borders in July. She said an individual, whose identity was not disclosed, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/guo-says-someone-initiated-her-escape-expresses-regret-1530">initiated and facilitated their departure</a>.Alice was eventually <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/3/alice-guo-arrested-in-indonesia-740">captured in Indonesia</a> earlier this month, less than two weeks after Shiela&#39;s arrest.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/why-did-alice-guo-avoid-china-after-fleeing-philippines-1457" id="isPasted">READ: Why did Alice Guo &#39;avoid&#39; China after fleeing Philippines?</a>Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian told TeleRadyo Serbisyo on Wednesday that they are also investigating Calugay&#39;s alleged role in Alice&#39;s escape. He added they are looking into Calugay&#39;s possible participation in POGO because of his &quot;close relationship&quot; with Alice.Calugay on Tuesday denied he is in a relationship with Alice and said they are only friends. He also rejected accusations they are managing businesses together.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/-magkaibigan-lang-town-mayor-denies-romantic-business-ties-with-alice-guo-1130" id="isPasted">READ: &#39;Magkaibigan lang&#39;: Town mayor denies romantic, business ties with Alice Guo</a>Gatchalian in the radio interview also lamented the lack of details in Villanueva&#39;s claim that a former police chief aided Alice&#39;s departure.&nbsp;He said Villanueva did not request an executive or closed-door session with senators where the Pagcor official could disclose the identity of the ex-police official.The lawmaker added that Villanueva should pursue the intelligence reports himself and that the name of the former police official should eventually be revealed if there is any truth to his claim.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/bato-grills-alice-guo-after-former-chief-pnp-mentioned-at-senate-hearing-1858" id="isPasted">READ: &#39;Kilala mo ba ako?&#39; Bato grills Alice Guo after &#39;former chief PNP&#39; mentioned at Senate hearing</a>RELATED VIDEOS:<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WtNq1Loe6Ws?&t=124s&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pVXSF32L7MM?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

Villanueva, a retired military officer, added that the unnamed former police chief had been on Guo&#39;s monthly payroll.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/citing-intel-pagcor-exec-says-a-former-pnp-chief-may-have-helped-alice-guo-escape-1230" id="isPasted">READ: Citing &#39;intel&#39;, Pagcor exec says a former PNP chief may have helped Alice Guo escape</a>

MANILA &mdash; As the Senate investigation into dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo&#39;s affairs deepens, a new theory about her escape has emerged: a getaway wharf in Sual town in Pangasinan.Raul Villanueva, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation&#39;s security monitoring cluster head, cited on Tuesday&#39;s Senate hearing unvetted &quot;intelligence&quot; reports that a former national police chief could have helped Guo illegally leave the country.&nbsp;

As the Senate investigation into dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo's affairs deepens, a new theory about her escape has emerged: a getaway wharf in Sual town in Pangasinan.

As the Senate investigation into dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo's affairs deepens, a new theory about her escape has emerged: a getaway wharf in Sual town in Pangasinan.

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Sual town wharf may have been exit point in Alice Guo's escape: PAOCC

Sual town wharf may have been exit point in Alice Guo's escape: PAOCC