Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends a Senate hearing. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/172672053045520240917-senate-hearing-pogo-alice-guo-MD511 (1).jpg" style="width: 950px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends a Senate hearing. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News "><span id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends a Senate hearing. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News&nbsp; MANILA &ndash; The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday it was investigating 24 of its former chiefs in light of the allegation that one of them could have possibly helped dismissed Mayor Alice Guo and her group escape.&nbsp; In a Tuesday Senate hearing on gambling hubs, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Senior Vice President Raul Villanueva said there was information from the intelligence community about a certain former PNP chief who was possibly also on the take from Guo.&nbsp; &ldquo;We are investigating 24 of our former chief PNP. We are not happy with what he said. Since he is under oath, you have to tell us kasi it affects the whole organization. And remember it&rsquo;s not the whole organization na PNP alone. It&rsquo;s peace and order apektado sa sinabi niya,&rdquo; Marbil said during the Senate hearing on the PNP&rsquo;s 2025 budget.&nbsp; He explained that they have to investigate everybody unless Villanueva names the said former official.Marbil&nbsp;added that they have not yet received a report from Villanueva, a retired army general.&nbsp; &ldquo;We are making a letter addressed to General Raul Villanueva to name the names kung sino talaga. Or else you have to clarify sa Senado na wala talaga. Kasi he&rsquo;s under oath, he has to tell us sino ang pangalan,&rdquo; Marbil said.&nbsp; Sen. Robin Padilla said it was important to clarify the matter because it affects the police.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/bato-grills-alice-guo-after-former-chief-pnp-mentioned-at-senate-hearing-1858"></a> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/bato-grills-alice-guo-after-former-chief-pnp-mentioned-at-senate-hearing-1858"></a> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/bato-grills-alice-guo-after-former-chief-pnp-mentioned-at-senate-hearing-1858">&#39;Kilala mo ba ako?&#39; Bato grills Alice Guo after &#39;former chief PNP&#39; mentioned at Senate hearing</a> Meanwhile, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said he has not yet talked to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr about the issue. &ldquo;Hindi ko alam &lsquo;yang about the chief PNP (I don&rsquo;t know about that chief PNP). Let the PNP chief answer this one about this issue,&quot; Abalos said pertaining to the current PNP Chief General Rommel Marbil. &ldquo;I think they are doing something about this,&rdquo; he added. Villanueva earlier clarified that the information was not yet verified. &quot;May pinag-uusapan sa border immigration, hindi ko lang alam ang exact amount [ng bribe], including PNP official [na involved]. Hindi ko lang ma-confirm,&quot; he said during the Tuesday hearing.&nbsp; <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">Citing &#39;intel&#39;, Pagcor exec says a former PNP chief may have helped Alice Guo escape</a>

He explained that they have to investigate everybody unless Villanueva names the said former official.Marbil&nbsp;added that they have not yet received a report from Villanueva, a retired army general.&nbsp; &ldquo;We are making a letter addressed to General Raul Villanueva to name the names kung sino talaga. Or else you have to clarify sa Senado na wala talaga. Kasi he&rsquo;s under oath, he has to tell us sino ang pangalan,&rdquo; Marbil said.&nbsp; Sen. Robin Padilla said it was important to clarify the matter because it affects the police.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/bato-grills-alice-guo-after-former-chief-pnp-mentioned-at-senate-hearing-1858"></a> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/bato-grills-alice-guo-after-former-chief-pnp-mentioned-at-senate-hearing-1858"></a> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/17/bato-grills-alice-guo-after-former-chief-pnp-mentioned-at-senate-hearing-1858">&#39;Kilala mo ba ako?&#39; Bato grills Alice Guo after &#39;former chief PNP&#39; mentioned at Senate hearing</a> Meanwhile, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said he has not yet talked to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr about the issue. &ldquo;Hindi ko alam &lsquo;yang about the chief PNP (I don&rsquo;t know about that chief PNP). Let the PNP chief answer this one about this issue,&quot; Abalos said pertaining to the current PNP Chief General Rommel Marbil. &ldquo;I think they are doing something about this,&rdquo; he added. Villanueva earlier clarified that the information was not yet verified. &quot;May pinag-uusapan sa border immigration, hindi ko lang alam ang exact amount [ng bribe], including PNP official [na involved]. Hindi ko lang ma-confirm,&quot; he said during the Tuesday hearing.&nbsp; <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">Citing &#39;intel&#39;, Pagcor exec says a former PNP chief may have helped Alice Guo escape</a>

MANILA &ndash; The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday it was investigating 24 of its former chiefs in light of the allegation that one of them could have possibly helped dismissed Mayor Alice Guo and her group escape.&nbsp; In a Tuesday Senate hearing on gambling hubs, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Senior Vice President Raul Villanueva said there was information from the intelligence community about a certain former PNP chief who was possibly also on the take from Guo.&nbsp; &ldquo;We are investigating 24 of our former chief PNP. We are not happy with what he said. Since he is under oath, you have to tell us kasi it affects the whole organization. And remember it&rsquo;s not the whole organization na PNP alone. It&rsquo;s peace and order apektado sa sinabi niya,&rdquo; Marbil said during the Senate hearing on the PNP&rsquo;s 2025 budget.&nbsp;

<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/172672053045520240917-senate-hearing-pogo-alice-guo-MD511 (1).jpg" style="width: 950px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends a Senate hearing. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News "><span id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends a Senate hearing. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News&nbsp;

The PNP said it was investigating 24 of its former chiefs in light of the allegation that one of them could have possibly helped dismissed Mayor Alice Guo and her group escape.

The PNP said it was investigating 24 of its former chiefs in light of the allegation that one of them could have possibly helped dismissed Mayor Alice Guo and her group escape.

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PNP investigating 24 ex-police chiefs on info that one could have helped Guo escape

PNP investigating 24 ex-police chiefs on info that one could have helped Guo escape