Senator Rizzo-Ontivero says the Philippine government has sought the help of the Interpol in the escape of dismissed Mayor Alice Kuo and her siblings. Victoria Tulad on the line now with details. Victoria, what more can you tell us? Carmina, in a press conference this morning, Senator Rizzo-Ontivero said the Department of Foreign Affairs has reported to the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime, which is the Philippine arm of the International Criminal Police Organization, or Interpol, the passports of dismissed Mayor Alice Kuo.
Goh and her siblings, Sheila and Wesley, and Wesley's alleged girlfriend, Catherine Cassandra Ong. Ong is the authorized representative of Lucky South 99, the illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator, or POGO, in Porac, Pampanga. Montevera said it is up to Interpol to determine what specific action it will take on the case of Goh. She surmises that they may issue a blue or red notice which will mandate member countries to help arrest the dismissed mayor.
Antiveros is still verifying where Goh and her family are now. She is still looking also into how they could have possibly left, especially since they are the subject of an immigration lookout bulletin order. The senator said they will thoroughly investigate this in the hearing of the subcommittee on justice scheduled next Tuesday, August 27. One of those who will be invited is Goh's counsel, Attorney Stephen David, who said yesterday that he believes his client is still in the Philippines based on their latest conversation. I'll finish off.
from various agencies will also be called, such as those from the Bureau of Immigration. Ontiveros believes someone helped Goh escape. The hearing of the Subcommittee on Justice is different from the two or three more hearings that Ontiveros'Committee on Women will still conduct in relation to Goh and Pogos.
The DFA has also informed Ontiveros that it has included Goh and her relatives in its passport swatch list database to prevent the issuance of a new passport to them. Carmina? Thanks a lot, Victoria Tula. They're joining us on the line. Well, the Armed Forces of the Philippines asserts the latest incident involving Philippine and Chinese ships will not stop the country from conducting more resupply missions.
Katrina Domingo on the line now to tell us more about that. Kat, over to you. Hi, Termina. The Philippines will continue conducting regular air and sea patrols independently. That's what Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Colonel Frances Padilla said days after the Chinese vessels...
collided with several Philippine Coast Guard ships in Philippine waters. Padilla confirmed that the United States had offered to assist the Philippines in rotation and resupply missions several months ago or some time ago, but she underscored that the Philippines would gather, that the armed forces would do their ROAR missions independently. She says ROAR missions are quite important for the Philippines because the country wants to capacitate itself.
in doing this mission independently. She says, our troops are the ones that are involved, our vessels are the ones that are involved, and therefore the Philippines need to do this mission by itself and also so as not to escalate tensions in the West Philippine Sea. Carmina, the AFP says it is closely coordinating with the PCG on how they will be assisting them in any way that they deem necessary.
But so far, the PCG has yet to file a request with the AFP in terms of their operations in the area where the Chinese vessel collided with our ship. Thanks a lot, Victoria Tulad there joining us on the line. Senator Rizzo-Ontivero says the Philippine government has sought the help of the Interpol in the escape of dismissed Mayor Alice Guo and her siblings. Victoria Tulad on the line now with details.
Victoria, what more can you tell us? Carmina, in a press conference this morning, Senator Rizzo-Ontivero said, The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported to the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime, which is the Philippine arm of the International Criminal Police Organization, or INTERPOL, the passports of dismissed Mayor Alice Goh and her siblings, Sheila and Wesley, and Wesley's alleged girlfriend, Catherine Cassandra Ong. Ong is the authorized representative of Lucky South 99, the illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator, or POGO, in Porac, Pampanga.
Montevera said it is up to INTERPOL... to determine what specific action it will take on the case of Goh. She surmises that they may issue a blue or red notice, which will mandate member countries to help arrest the dismissed mayor.
Ontiveros is still verifying where Goh and her family are now. She is still looking also into how they could have possibly left, especially since they are the subject of an immigration lookout bulletin order. The senator said they will thoroughly investigate this in the hearing of the subcommittee on justice scheduled next week. Tuesday, August 27. One of those who will be invited is Goss Council Attorney Stephen David, who said yesterday that he believes his client is still in the Philippines based on their latest conversation.
Officials from various agencies will also be called, such as those from the Bureau of Immigration. Ontiveros believes someone helped Goh escape. The hearing of the subcommittee on justice is different from the two or three more hearings that Ontiveros'committee on women will still conduct in relation to Goh and Pogos.
The DFA has also informed Ontiveros that it has included Goh and her relatives in its passport swatch list database to prevent the issuance of a new passport to them. Carmina? Thanks a lot, Victoria.
Tulid there joining us on the line.