Lawmakers said that transferring Cassandra “Cassy” Li Ong, one of the incorporators of the raided Philippine offshore gaming operator hub Lucky South 99, to the Correctional Institute for Women is legal.

Some Filipino fishers able to access Panatag Shoal in WPS, others blocked Some Filipino fishermen were able to come as close to a few hundred meters away from Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea,

The House of Representatives Quad Committee (Quadcom) on Friday asserted that its order to transfer Philippine offshore and gaming operators (POGO) person-of-interest Cassandra Li Ong to the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW) was by the law.

Cassandra Li Ong, a key witness in the congressional probe into illegal offshore gaming (IGL) companies, was transferred to the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, a House of Representatives official said on Thursday.

The controversial Cassandra Ong’s transfer from the House of Representatives detention center to the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City is in accordance with the law. Thus, said the co-chairmen of the House quad-committee,

Cassandra Ong, the documented representative of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) Lucky South 99, has been transferred to the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said on Thursday.