Ong defies Congress, chooses jail to testifying

by Franco Jose C. Baroña - Javier Joe Ismael - Catherine S. Valente

Sep 08, 2024 12:20 am

(UPDATES) CASSANDRA Li Ong, the alleged business partner of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, would rather go to jail than appear before a congressional inquiry, her lawyer said Saturday, setting the stage for a test of the wills with senators who want to question her.

'Ms. Ong can't take it anymore,' said her counsel Ferdinand Topacio in a media briefing on Saturday.

Cassandra Li Ong PHOTO FROM HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES

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