Sen. Francis 鈥淭ol鈥� Tolentino 鈥擲enate Public Relations and Information Bureau
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� No police nor any politician helped Alice Guo escape the Philippine jurisdiction, at least according to the internal investigation conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Sen. Francis Tolentino, who was speaking on behalf of the PNP as the agency鈥檚 budget sponsor, bared the matter during the Senate鈥檚 marathon plenary debates on the 2025 funding.
Prior to Tolentino鈥檚 disclosure, opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros asked what was the result of the 鈥渋nternal investigation鈥� conducted by the country鈥檚 police force.
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鈥淭here was an investigation and the result was that no member of the Philippine National Police was really involved,鈥� said Tolentino late Wednesday night.
At this point, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada interjected, particularly asking whether there were politicians involved in the supposed escape.
鈥淏ased on your intelligence arm in the police, were there any politicians involved in Alice Guo鈥檚 escape?.
鈥淏ased on the investigation of Alice Guo in the custodial investigation, no politician involved has been identified,鈥� Tolentino answered.
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) senior vice president Raul Villanueva earlier bared that there was a former top cop who supposedly received bribes to help Guo and her companions鈥揝hiela and Wesley Guo鈥揺scape the country despite being under an immigration lookout bulletin.
In response, Police chief Rommel Marbil said they immediately started investigating all 24 former PNP chiefs to determine if they are involved in the dismissed Bamban mayor鈥檚 escape from Philippine jurisdiction.