PAOCC to look into alleged burial site of foreigners near Porac POGO hub

[Lee]

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The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) will look into the alleged burial site of foreign nationals near the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) firm in Porac, Pampanga.

Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, PAOCC spokesperson Dr. Winston Casio said that their witnesses tipped them about the burial site near the Lucky South 99.

(We are now applying for a new search warrant for the compound of Lucky South 99 because our new witnesses are pointing to a location where they claim the bodies of several deceased foreign nationals were buried.)

Casio said they will apply for the warrant within this week.

According to Casio, they already visited the area last week after being guided by the witnesses.

(We visited last week and they pointed it out to us. However, we said... let's not dig. Even if we already have custody, let's not dig, let's get a warrant instead.)

Authorities raided the POGO hub in June, rescuing around 158 Chinese, Vietnamese, and Malaysian nationals.

They also discovered evidence of torture and kidnapping from inside the 10-hectare compound.

Sual Mayor

Meanwhile, Casio said they are also looking into the alleged ties of Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Liseldo “Dong” Calugay to dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.

“Subject na rin po ng imbestigasyon ngayon nung aming task group (that is subject to the investigation of our task group),” PAOCC spokesperson Dr. Winston Casio.

He issued the remark when asked if PAOCC is investigating the supposed links between the two as well as possible POGO hubs in Sual.

According to Casio, the task group is composed of prosecutors, financial investigators of the Anti-Money Laundering Council, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, and PAOCC.

(Because the name keeps being mentioned, he has become a person of interest. So, one component of the group is studying if it could be actionable and formally log it in an investigation.)

GMA News Online has sought comment from Calugay on Facebook but has yet to receive a response as of posting time.

During Monday’s Senate hearing, Guo insisted that she has no romantic relationship with Calugay, saying that they are “friends.”

Calugay has designated Vice Mayor John Christopher Arcinue as acting mayor from September 9 to September 13 due to [his] ongoing medical concerns.”

He was unable to attend a Senate hearing on September 5 due to dengue. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News

This article PAOCC to look into alleged burial site of foreigners near Porac POGO hub was originally published in GMA News Online.

PAOCC to look into alleged burial site of foreigners near Porac POGO hub (msn.com)

 

 

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