Alice Guo pleads not guilty to first of four pending charges

Dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo at the resumption of the Senate hearing on Pogo hub on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. - Photo: Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA: Dismissed Mayor Alice Guo pleaded not guilty to charges of qualified human trafficking before a Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Friday (Sept 27) in connection with her alleged involvement with a leasing company that dealt with a Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in Bamban, Tarlac.

The online arraignment before RTC Branch 167 was in relation to her alleged involvement in the illegal activities of Hongsheng Gaming Technology Inc., that was raided by authorities last year, and which discovered more than 800 alleged victims of human trafficking, almost half of which were foreign nationals.