From BusinessMirror: Besides the passport system, Lacson said the Pogo-Alice Guo case showed the Philippine Statistics Authority has a problem with its national ID system. “It may very well be that our PhilSys, national ID, has also been compromised, as identity theft has been reported.”
The way Guo Hua’ping a.k.a Alice Guo was taking the senators for a ride during the hearing, she could be a trained and smart foreign spy who had already started to climb the ladder of the country’s political structure as an elected municipal mayor.
In the realm of possibilities, she could be a member of Congress who has access to highly classified information with national security implications.
Had PAOCC not exposed her illegal activities, what if, in the long term, she and her handlers, using money and/or influence, manage to get her appointed as DND secretary or National Security Adviser. Paktaylo na tayo!
Dismissed Bamban Mayor Guo Hua’ping should identify those she bribed to make her escape possible. She should also tell her story from being a Chinese citizen to becoming an elected town mayor, including her POGO connections and protectors.
Sen. Sonny Angara is absolutely correct. It is misleading to label the measure as “legalizing” POGO operations in the country. The legislation was passed to determine the tax rates to be imposed on PAGCOR-registered POGO operators.