📷Lyu Dong
The Senate wants the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations “godfather” Lyu Dong to reveal more critical information about the dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo (real name: Guo Hua Ping).
In an interview over dzBB radio over the weekend, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said the Senate will invite Lyu Dong, also known as “Hao Hao” or the “boss of the boss” to know more about Guo and her alleged links to POGOs and being a spy.
“Lyu Dong mentioned about knowing Guo Hua Ping, information from him is critical, and I will recommend to the committee to invite him to give testimony,” Gatchalian said.
“Let’s see what his relationship with Guo Hua Ping is. Who are the other people, people connected here with Guo Hua Ping? And what is his role in the POGO hub in completing the story? His testimony is important in this investigation,” he added.
Gatchalian also noted that Lyu is “the first high-profile arrest of a top official linked to POGOs.”
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) reported that Lyu was arrested on Oct. 10 in a Biñan, Laguna subdivision by Bureau of Immigration agents and the military, acting on a mission order.
Lyu allegedly entered the Philippines in 2016 and established several POGO hubs in Metro Manila, Ilocos, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon.
Last week, the Senate committee on women, children, and family relations, led by Sen. Risa Hontiveros, held an executive session where Guo expressed her willingness to provide more information to assist the committee’s investigation on scamming and human trafficking linked to POGOs. (TCSP)
