Katherine Cassandra Li Ong attends the a public listening to carried out by the Committee on Girls, Youngsters, Household Relations and Gender Equality on the alleged unlawful actions of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hubs in Pampanga and Tarlac.
INQUIRER PHOTO / RICHARD A. REYES
MANILA, Philippines — Whirlwind Company stakeholder Cassandra Ong has maintained that she didn’t graduate even in elementary college, regardless of being proven by lawmakers pictures of her sporting commencement apparel and her being in a commencement get together.
On the sixth listening to of the Home of Representatives’ quad-committee listening to held on Thursday, lead presiding officer and Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers requested Ong once more about her academic background.
In response, Ong stated she studied with a Manila Patriotic Faculty in Binondo, however she failed to complete her elementary training. Barbers then requested if Ong studied in China or every other highschool, which the latter denied.
Nevertheless, Barbers then confirmed Ong a photograph of her sporting a blue toga and a blue commencement head cap — which Ong stated was her merely sporting a toga of the Division of Training’s Various Studying System (ALS).
“Ah you didn’t examine in China? So that you had been solely right here within the Philippines, solely elementary. As much as Grade 6?” Barbers requested.
Article continues after this commercial
“I believe I wasn’t in a position to end it,” Ong replied.
Article continues after this commercial
“Ah, is it Grade 5? However I’ve right here a photograph of you sporting a toga for commencement. Ah, this one. It appears to be for highschool commencement or faculty eh. What is that this college?” Barbers fired again.
“That’s a public college, ALS. However I wasn’t in a position to end that, I solely went there a number of instances,” Ong added.
However Barbers famous that ALS is part of the highschool training system of the nation.
“However this ALS, that could be a highschool system proper? Isn’t ALS for highschool college students? Various Studying System, proper? So, you’ve, you had been registered with DepEd, you availed the ALS,” he stated.
“I’m undecided, Mr. Chair,” Ong replied.
“How had been you in a position to enroll with the ALS if not, as a result of if you happen to enroll, after all, you’d register your title there proper?” Barbers requested.
Ong maintained that she solely had her picture taken — to which Barbers teased her if it was meant to be a profile image for social media accounts.
However ultimately, Bukidnon 2nd District Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores confirmed extra pictures of Ong — together with one which confirmed her celebrating with different college students sporting togas too.
“Truly, anyone additionally despatched me a number of pictures, related additionally, proper? Was it a commencement otherwise you simply posted one thing to indicate that you simply graduated too? You joined pictures solely? However it was a commencement get together?” Flores requested.
“Once more po, Mr. Chair, I solely joined once they had been taking pictures. That’s the commencement of ALS,” Ong stated.
Ong additionally stated that she doesn’t know lots of the folks within the pictures, saying that she was not too shut with them having attended two or three ALS periods solely.
Nevertheless, Flores confirmed one other picture the place Ong and one other woman appeared shut. Ong stated she could know the particular person provided that the face of the opposite particular person was not coated.
“Okay. How about one other image po? That’s the 2 of you. There’s one other image there. It’s the identical event?” Flores requested.
“Sure po, Mr. Chair,” Ong stated.
“The one you’re with, did she additionally take an image solely with ALS graduates or one thing else?” Flores requested once more.
“Perhaps they’re graduating,” Ong replied.
Ong’s academic attainment has been a subject that she refused to debate up to now hearings. In the course of the quad-committee’s listening to final August 29, Ong was cited for contempt for not cooperating with lawmakers as she refused to reply questions instantly.
READ: Home quad-panel cites Cassandra Ong for contempt anew
The movement to quote Ong for contempt, nevertheless, was lifted earlier than the listening to ended as she answered lawmakers’ questions.
READ: Contempt order vs Ong lifted after answering solons’ queries
However on Thursday, Ong was cited for contempt once more, upon a movement from Abang Lingkod party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano.
READ: Cassandra Ong: High boss at Whirlwind an ex-Chinese language cop
Lawmakers from the quad-committee consider that Ong, who holds a 58 % stake at Whirlwind Company — the firm that leased land in Porac, Pampanga to Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) hub Fortunate South 99 — is essential to their investigation.
Your subscription couldn’t be saved. Please strive once more.
Your subscription has been profitable.
In the course of the September 4 listening to, Ong admitted that Whirlwind’s prime boss, a sure Duanren Wu who occurs to be her godfather, is a former Chinese language cop.
