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Philippine Senate orders arrest of mayor linked to crime gangs

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July 14, 2024

She failed to turn up for hearings on her alleged ties with Chinese syndicates

Philippine Senate orders arrest of mayor linked to crime gangs

The Philippine Senate has ordered the arrest of a small-town mayor after she refused to appear at hearings investigating her alleged ties with Chinese criminal syndicates, a case that has captivated the nation amid tensions between Manila and Beijing.

The arrest order, signed by the Senate president on July 12 and to be carried out by the Senate's sergeant-at-arms, came after the mayor, Ms Alice Guo, failed to appear for a second consecutive hearing on July 10, citing stress.

The Senate investigation began in May after the authorities raided a casino in Ms Guo's sleepy farming town of Bamban in March, uncovering what the authorities said were scams being perpetrated from a facility built on land partially owned by the mayor.

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