Apprehended fugitive ‘POGO mayor’ Alice Guo could arrive in the Philippines as early as tonight, according to a police official.
Philippine National Police spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo indicated in a press conference that a charter flight is being coordinated, but despite not being a commercial flight “it still has to go through the normal immigration process”.
The PNP official indicated that they would provide updates “as soon as we get information because of course, there are still procedures before their departure”.
Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr., left with two PNP officials on Wednesday, arriving in Jakarta early on Thursday to coordinate Guo’s return to the Philippines.
The chartered flight will bring Guo and the Philippine officials, landing at Villamor Air Base, where authorities are scheduling a press briefing before the arrival.
Guo will subsequently be taken to Camp Crame, in Quezon City for physical and medical examination.
Fajardo indicated that the medical examination is “to ensure that she is in a good condition before we turn her over to the Senate, which has issued an arrest warrant”.
The arrest order was issued by the Senate for Guo, her two siblings and their parents over their refusal to participate in the investigation into a POGO hub operating in Bamban, under Zun Yuan Technology. The hub was raided in March.
Previously, reports indicated that Indonesian and Philippine authorities might negotiate a swap for Guo, however the update by the PNP makes it clear that she will arrive in the Philippines independently of other possible negotiations between authorities.
