MANILA, Philippines — Two of dismissed Bamban town mayor Alice Guo’s companions have been arrested in Indonesia, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said on Thursday, August 22, 2024.
Abalos said this was relayed to him by Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rommel Marbil.
“As for Alice Guo, I received a report last night from Chief PNP that two of her companions are now detained in Indonesia,” Abalos said in an ambush interview in Pasay City.
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