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The Japan Times<p>America and its Indo-Pacific partners and allies must do more to help the country build resilience against Chinese aggression not only in its territorial waters, but also in its politics. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/07/world/china-targets-philippine-democracy/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/01/07/world/china-targets-philippine-democracy/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aliceguo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aliceguo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>The DFA, in a statement to media, said it acted after it received from the Justice Department a certification by the National Bureau of Investigation (<a href="https://noc.social/tags/NBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NBI</span></a>) saying Guo’s biometrics matched that of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/GuoHuaPing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuoHuaPing</span></a>, a Chinese national. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/POGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POGO</span></a></p><p>The cancellation of Guo’s Philippine passport took effect on September 30. </p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/DFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DFA</span></a> cancels <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a>’s PH passport <br><a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/dfa-cancels-alice-guo-philippine-passport/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rappler.com/philippines/dfa-ca</span><span class="invisible">ncels-alice-guo-philippine-passport/</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>A week ago, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AlJazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlJazeera</span></a> released a report that included an exclusive interview with <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SheZhijiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheZhijiang</span></a>, a jailed <a href="https://noc.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>-born tycoon under detention in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a> who claimed that he was an agent of China’s <a href="https://noc.social/tags/MinistryOfStateSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinistryOfStateSecurity</span></a> (MSS).</p><p>She also claimed that disgraced <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Bamban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bamban</span></a> mayor <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> of being an MSS operative herself. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> </p><p>DFA ‘monitoring developments’ amid reports of alleged China spies in PH<br><a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/dfa-monitoring-developments-reports-china-spies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rappler.com/philippines/dfa-mo</span><span class="invisible">nitoring-developments-reports-china-spies/</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/MANILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MANILA</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> — Dismissed <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Bamban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bamban</span></a> Mayor <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a>, during an executive session with the Senate panel on women, revealed a “crucial personality” linked to the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (<a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pogos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pogos</span></a>) in the country.</p><p>Panel head Sen. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/RisaHontiveros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisaHontiveros</span></a> disclosed this information in a statement on Wednesday. </p><p>Alice Guo named key Pogo figure in executive session – Hontiveros<br><a href="https://globalnation.inquirer.net/250288/alice-guo-named-key-pogo-figure-in-executive-session-hontiveros#ixzz8mo5on815" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnation.inquirer.net/2502</span><span class="invisible">88/alice-guo-named-key-pogo-figure-in-executive-session-hontiveros#ixzz8mo5on815</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/SINGAPORE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SINGAPORE</span></a> – Foreign nationals <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ZhangRuijin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZhangRuijin</span></a> and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/LinBaoying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinBaoying</span></a>, who were convicted in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> over <a href="https://noc.social/tags/MoneyLaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyLaundering</span></a> offences, have been named in charges filed in the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> against former mayor <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a>.</p><p>The three individuals are accused in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/HumanTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanTrafficking</span></a> charges with 11 others of forcing dozens of people to work for a firm that conducted scam operations. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/POGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POGO</span></a> </p><p>$3b money laundering convicts now accused of human trafficking in the Philippines<br><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/3b-money-laundering-convicts-now-accused-of-human-trafficking-in-the-philippines" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">straitstimes.com/singapore/cou</span><span class="invisible">rts-crime/3b-money-laundering-convicts-now-accused-of-human-trafficking-in-the-philippines</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/MANILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MANILA</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> – Senators on Tuesday, September 17, bared more links between dismissed <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Bamban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bamban</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Tarlac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tarlac</span></a> mayor <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> and Sual, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pangasinan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pangasinan</span></a> Mayor Liseldo <a href="https://noc.social/tags/DongCalugay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DongCalugay</span></a> as they continued their probe into illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators or <a href="https://noc.social/tags/POGOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POGOs</span></a> in Bamban, Tarlac. </p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/Rappler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rappler</span></a>’s Senate reporter <a href="https://noc.social/tags/BonzMagsambol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BonzMagsambol</span></a> gives a recap of Tuesday’s hearing [VIDEO] <br><a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/rappler-recap-senators-bare-links-alice-guo-dong-calugay/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rappler.com/philippines/rapple</span><span class="invisible">r-recap-senators-bare-links-alice-guo-dong-calugay/</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>After being pressed by the senators to tell more details about their escape, Guo said they climbed aboard the yacht in a port in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/MetroManila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetroManila</span></a>.</p><p>However, Guo refused to divulge to the public the name of the person who facilitated their yacht ride and the owner of the same. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PogoProbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PogoProbe</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pogo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pogo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> confirms leaving PH by boats, one of which was a yacht </p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/alice-guo-confirms-leaving-ph-by-boats-one-of-which-was-a-yacht/ar-AA1qedUU?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=ASTS&amp;cvid=2caf4c7c51324f67a2703e71c7fb69f9&amp;ei=29" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-ph/news/national/al</span><span class="invisible">ice-guo-confirms-leaving-ph-by-boats-one-of-which-was-a-yacht/ar-AA1qedUU?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=ASTS&amp;cvid=2caf4c7c51324f67a2703e71c7fb69f9&amp;ei=29</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>“Iyong nangyari sa <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a>, you know <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> # is just one case, but there are a lot of other criminals that can go through this path, kaya nag-usap kami ng Indonesian police na iyong ginawa namin na ganito, police to police ito ay magiging institutionalized na.." - Benjamin Abalos Jr.</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/BorderControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BorderControl</span></a></p><p>PH, Indonesia to institutionalize police force cooperation<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/other/ph-indonesia-to-institutionalize-police-force-cooperation/ar-AA1qanEv?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&amp;cvid=9a2ad34cd2da42d3c27146f47fe4636f&amp;ei=5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-ph/news/other/ph-in</span><span class="invisible">donesia-to-institutionalize-police-force-cooperation/ar-AA1qanEv?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&amp;cvid=9a2ad34cd2da42d3c27146f47fe4636f&amp;ei=5</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>“We are nearing the end of the thorough and extensive investigation of those who aided and abetted in the escape of former Mayor <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a>, ” DOJ Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson <a href="https://noc.social/tags/MicoClavano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicoClavano</span></a> IV said in a media briefing on Friday.</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/POGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POGO</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PogoProbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PogoProbe</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> closing in on persons involved in Guo’s departure<br><a href="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1980732/doj-closing-in-on-persons-involved-in-guos-departure#ixzz8l3LVgpUo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsinfo.inquirer.net/1980732/</span><span class="invisible">doj-closing-in-on-persons-involved-in-guos-departure#ixzz8l3LVgpUo</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>Guo was supposed to post bail of P180,000 — P90,000 for each count of the two counts of graft — to be granted temporary liberty.</p><p>Asked why Guo opted not to post bail, her lawyer, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/NicolaJamila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NicolaJamila</span></a> said: “Sa ngayon po kasi, we see no reason for that. Kahit magbail siya, hindi pa rin makukuha ang purpose, considering na meron siyang other warrant of arrest.” <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/POGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POGO</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PogoProbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PogoProbe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> doesn’t post bail for graft charges, stays with <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNP</span></a><br><a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/alice-guo-not-post-bail-graft-charges-tarlac-september-6-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rappler.com/philippines/alice-</span><span class="invisible">guo-not-post-bail-graft-charges-tarlac-september-6-2024/</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>When Guo was arrested at a villa in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Jakarta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jakarta</span></a> on September 4, she only had a Senate arrest warrant out for her for contempt citation. That remained the situation until late afternoon of Thursday when a court in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Capas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capas</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Tarlac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tarlac</span></a>, released buzzer-beating warrant of arrest for Guo for two counts of the criminal charges of graft. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/POGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POGO</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PogoProbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PogoProbe</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a></p><p>Inside <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a>’s deportation: A rushed flight, a 1 pm deadline<br><a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/how-marcos-jr-administration-officials-arranged-alice-guo-deportation-indonesia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rappler.com/philippines/how-ma</span><span class="invisible">rcos-jr-administration-officials-arranged-alice-guo-deportation-indonesia/</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/HarryRoque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarryRoque</span></a> is doomed.<br>---<br>Wesley fled the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> with Alice and their other sibling, Shiela, on July 18. They are the subjects of an arrest warrant from the Senate for “unduly refusing to appear, despite due notices,” in the upper chamber’s probe into illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (<a href="https://noc.social/tags/POGOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POGOs</span></a>). <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PogoProbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PogoProbe</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/WesleyGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesleyGuo</span></a> wants to surrender – lawyer<br><a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/wesley-guo-wants-surrender-says-lawyer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rappler.com/philippines/wesley</span><span class="invisible">-guo-wants-surrender-says-lawyer/</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/MANILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MANILA</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> – Dismissed <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Bamban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bamban</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Tarlac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tarlac</span></a> Mayor <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> has been arrested in the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/GreaterJakarta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreaterJakarta</span></a> metropolitan area of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a>, the National Bureau of Investigation (<a href="https://noc.social/tags/NBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NBI</span></a>) said on Wednesday, September 4.</p><p>Guo was apprehended at 11:58 pm in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/TangerangCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TangerangCity</span></a>, part of the Greater Jakarta area, also known as <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Jabodetabek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jabodetabek</span></a>, on September 3, Tuesday.</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pogo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pogo</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PogoProbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PogoProbe</span></a> </p><p>Alice Guo arrested in Indonesia<br><a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/alice-guo-arrested-jakarta-indonesia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rappler.com/philippines/alice-</span><span class="invisible">guo-arrested-jakarta-indonesia/</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>The <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Tsinoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tsinoy</span></a> community has contributed much to the nation’s history since the first wave of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ChineseImmigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseImmigrants</span></a> moved to <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Manila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manila</span></a> from <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Fujian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fujian</span></a> province in the 1500s.</p><p>Despite these rich ties, anti-Chinese sentiments have been growing among <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Filipinos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Filipinos</span></a> in recent years as <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Beijing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beijing</span></a> ramped up its aggressive actions against Philippine ships in the disputed <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SouthChinaSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthChinaSea</span></a>. </p><p>Why the loyalty check?: Chinese-Filipinos fear prejudice fuelled by <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> case, South China Sea row<br><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/why-the-loyalty-check-chinese-filipinos-fear-prejudice-fuelled-by-alice-guo-case-south-china-sea-dispute" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/</span><span class="invisible">why-the-loyalty-check-chinese-filipinos-fear-prejudice-fuelled-by-alice-guo-case-south-china-sea-dispute</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>“<a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> and her cohorts intended to create layers and layers of corporations to make it appear that they were engaged in profitable and legitimate businesses, but in fact, they are not,” said the 105-page complaint filed before the Department of Justice (<a href="https://noc.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>) on Friday. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/POGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POGO</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> </p><p>Money laundering suit filed vs Alice Guo, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/CassandraOng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CassandraOng</span></a>, 22 others<br><a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/money-laundering-complaint-alice-guo-cassandra-ong-august-30-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rappler.com/philippines/money-</span><span class="invisible">laundering-complaint-alice-guo-cassandra-ong-august-30-2024/</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/MANILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MANILA</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> — Dismissed <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Bamban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bamban</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Tarlac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tarlac</span></a> Mayor <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> and her two siblings forked out P200 million to buy their way out of the Philippines without being detected by the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/BureauOfImmigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BureauOfImmigration</span></a> (BI) and other law enforcement agencies, Sen. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/RisaHontiveros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisaHontiveros</span></a> said on Tuesday. </p><p>Alice Guo, siblings gave ‘P200-M’ bribe to leave PH – Hontiveros<br><a href="https://globalnation.inquirer.net/246836/risa-p200-m-bribe-got-guo-siblings-out-of-ph#ixzz8kAvbDnhd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnation.inquirer.net/2468</span><span class="invisible">36/risa-p200-m-bribe-got-guo-siblings-out-of-ph#ixzz8kAvbDnhd</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/SheilaGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheilaGuo</span></a> says they rode a total of three boats to reach a <a href="https://noc.social/tags/MalaysianIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalaysianIsland</span></a>, presumably <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Sabah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabah</span></a>. Immigration chief <a href="https://noc.social/tags/NormanTansingco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NormanTansingco</span></a> says <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> is in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Jakarta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jakarta</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a>.</p><p>Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix Ty said a departure from <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Luzon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luzon</span></a> is feasible, citing information from previously-rescued trafficked victims that there’s a backdoor from Luzon. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pogo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pogo</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PogoProbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PogoProbe</span></a> </p><p>Alice Guo and siblings fled <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> by boat<br><a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/alice-guo-siblings-fled-by-boat/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rappler.com/philippines/alice-</span><span class="invisible">guo-siblings-fled-by-boat/</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/MANILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MANILA</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> — <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ShielaGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShielaGuo</span></a>, the sister of dismissed <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Bamban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bamban</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Tarlac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tarlac</span></a> Mayor <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a>, was turned over to the Senate on Monday by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation, where she was held after she and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/CassandraOng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CassandraOng</span></a> were arrested by Indonesian authorities and sent back to the Philippines on Aug. 22. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pogo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pogo</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PogoProbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PogoProbe</span></a></p><p>Custody transfer from NBI: Guo sis in Senate; Ong in House<br><a href="https://globalnation.inquirer.net/246697/custody-transfer-from-nbi-guo-sis-in-senate-ong-in-house?utm_source=(direct)&amp;utm_medium=gallery" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnation.inquirer.net/2466</span><span class="invisible">97/custody-transfer-from-nbi-guo-sis-in-senate-ong-in-house?utm_source=(direct)&amp;utm_medium=gallery</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/MANILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MANILA</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> — Katherine Cassandra Li Ong, an incorporator of a company that leased land to a Philippine offshore gaming operator (<a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pogo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pogo</span></a>) hub in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Porac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Porac</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pampanga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pampanga</span></a>, is on the way to her detention facility at the House of Representatives.</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/CassandraOng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CassandraOng</span></a> on the way to House detention facility, says Fernandez<br><a href="https://globalnation.inquirer.net/246632/cassandra-ong-on-the-way-to-house-detention-facility-says-fernandez#ixzz8jzLFlh4u" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnation.inquirer.net/2466</span><span class="invisible">32/cassandra-ong-on-the-way-to-house-detention-facility-says-fernandez#ixzz8jzLFlh4u</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>Shiela is expected to appear before the chamber’s public inquiry on Tuesday that would delve deep into Alice’s escape from Philippine jurisdiction even with an existing arrest warrant and lookout order.</p><p>Shiela was with <a href="https://noc.social/tags/CassandraOng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CassandraOng</span></a> when they were brought back to the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> on August 22 after their arrest at Mega Mall Batam Centre, a mall in Riau, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a> on August 20.</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/AliceGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceGuo</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pogo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pogo</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a></p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/ShielaGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShielaGuo</span></a> now detained at Senate<br><a href="https://globalnation.inquirer.net/246638/shiela-guo-now-detained-at-senate#ixzz8jzJbPt3f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnation.inquirer.net/2466</span><span class="invisible">38/shiela-guo-now-detained-at-senate#ixzz8jzJbPt3f</span></a></p>