{"id":777019215,"date":"2024-09-20T08:37:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777019215"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:55:32","slug":"philippine-senate-hearing-24-ex-pnp-chiefs-under-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-senate-hearing-24-ex-pnp-chiefs-under-investigation","title":{"rendered":"Philippine senate hearing: 24 ex-PNP chiefs under investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Authorities are investigating potential links to Alice Guo,\u00a0the suspended mayor of Bamban, Tarlac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief general Rommel Francisco Marbil <\/strong>has told the Senate hearing on\u00a0the PNP’s proposed 2025 budget\u00a0that the force is investigating 24 of its former chiefs<\/strong> amid allegations that one took bribes from offshore gaming operators. The claim was made by Raul Villanueva<\/a>, senior vice president for security at the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), at another senate hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marbil expressed dissatisfaction with Villanueva’s information and said his allegation had affected the police force and impacted peace and order. He said the PNP had sent a letter to Villanueva requesting more information about his claims, which include suggestions that a police chief helped Alice Guo leave the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guo was arrested in Tangerang City, Jakarta, earlier this month after several weeks of intensive search by authorities.\u00a0Guo was able to leave the Philippines<\/a>\u00a0on July 17. She travelled to Malaysia, arrived in Singapore on July 21 and Indonesia on August 18.\u00a0She faces allegations related to illegal offshore gaming operators and her citizenship status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ex-PNP chiefs concerned over allegations of bribes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa<\/strong>, a member of the ongoing Senate hearing on illegal gambling operators, told during a media interview that Raul Villanueva <\/strong>should not have told the hearing of allegations that a former police chief accepted bribes. He said former PNP chiefs have voiced concerns in a group chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that since the information was unverified, it should not have been disclosed during a public hearing. \u201cIt did not only create doubts among police officers but also among the public,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authorities are investigating potential links to Alice Guo,\u00a0the suspended mayor of Bamban, Tarlac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777018832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Philippine National Police (PNP) is investigating 24 former chiefs following allegations by a PAGCOR executive of bribery from offshore gaming operators (POGOs). These claims, made during a Senate hearing, are linked to suspended mayor Alice Guo, who faces charges related to illegal POGO operations and her citizenship, having recently been arrested in Indonesia after leaving the Philippines. The allegations have sparked concern among former PNP chiefs regarding unverified public disclosure.","focusai_entities":"Alice Guo, Rommel Francisco Marbil, Raul Villanueva, Ronald Dela Rosa, Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Senate","focusai_location":"Philippines, Bamban, Tarlac, Tangerang City, Jakarta, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"POGO Regulatory Impact","query":"What specific policy changes or enhanced enforcement measures are anticipated from PAGCOR or the Philippine Senate following these bribery allegations, and how might they redefine the operational landscape for licensed POGOs?"},{"label":"Governance Framework Efficacy","query":"How will these allegations of high-level corruption within law enforcement impact the perceived integrity and efficacy of the Philippines' iGaming governance frameworks, particularly concerning B2B\/B2C licensing and regulatory compliance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777019215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777019215"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777019218,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019215\/revisions\/777019218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777018832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777019215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777019215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777019215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}