Search on for Guo, kin as Senate orders arrest


MANILA: Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Saturday (July 13) urged Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, and her family members to turn themselves in after Senate President Francis Escudero signed the warrants for their arrest for snubbing the Senate inquiry into the illegal activities of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos).

“There are consequences in disregarding the subpoena (issued by the Senate). Complying with the subpoena has never been just optional,” Hontiveros said in an interview with radio station dwIZ.

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