Shiela Guo as state witness? It's too early to say, Gatchalian says

Manila Bulletin

For Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, it's too early to declare if Shiela Guo, the supposed sibling of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo could be a state witness in the government’s investigation into the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in the country.  READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/29/shiela-guo-as-state-witness-it-s-too-early-to-say-gatchalian-says    Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Do you think he's qualified to be a state witness? Because even Secretary Remolia and USECP have different views.

00:07For Secretary Remolia, he's not qualified to be a state witness, but for Undersecretary T, it seems he can.

00:15Well, my view on that, if he's going to be a state witness, what we want is for him to say information,

00:24or for him to say what he knows about Alice Goh and what Alice Goh is doing, especially Alice Goh's relationship with POGO.

00:36But I think it's going to be difficult because, first of all, Goh Huaping's lawyer, aka Alice Goh, and his lawyer are the same.

00:46So, my guess on that is that Goh Huaping is probably the one paying his lawyer.

00:50So, it's difficult for him to say information against Goh Huaping, but Goh Huaping is the one paying his lawyer because he's the only lawyer.

01:01Second, it's too early to say if he can be a state witness because he's not saying the complete details.

01:13Based on the documents, we can see that he's the center of the activities and the documents he's signing.

01:22So, just based on the documents alone, he has knowledge, but it's too early to say how deep his knowledge is.

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