Patrizia “Patty” Santos , former chief of staff of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo (Guo Hua Ping), is in the spotlight after seven of Guo’s co-accused surrendered in a human trafficking case linked to an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator hub. Reports said that five of the co-accused surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation ‘s Central Luzon office, while the remaining two surrendered to the “NBI Task Force Alice Guo,” a group that monitors all developments related to the controversial ex-mayor. “Sila ang lumalabas na mga responsible doon sa Hongsheng incorporators at sa Zun Yuan incorporators.
Lahat ito ay mga masasabi nating mga bogus corporation ni Alice Guo,” NBI Director Jaime Santiago said on Monday, September 23. The other respondents, who are Chinese nationals, are still at large, he added. These included Huang Zhiyang , a Chinese fugitive said to be the alleged “ boss of all bosses ” of illegal POGOs in the country.
Meanwhile, those who surrendered were Jamielyn Santos Cruz, Rachelle Carreon, Roderick Pujante, Juan Alpas, Rita Yturralde, Rowena Evangelista and Thelma Laranan. The Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 167 previously issued warrants of arrest against Guo and her co-accused for qualified trafficking in persons , which is non-bailable. The Department of Justice earlier said Guo is particularly culpable under Section 4(l) of the Expanded Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012, which provides that those who organize .