Harry Roque and his wife Mylah Roque. Photo from Harry Roque’s Facebook page.
MANILA, Philippines — Mylah Roque, wife of former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, is in Singapore for a checkup, according to Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Ace Barbers.
Barbers revealed this when asked about Mylah’s departure from the country as reported by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday.
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“I cannot judge kung bakit siya umalis; meron kasi siyang letter sa amin sinasabi niya na nagpa-checkup yata siya sa Singapore at mula non ay hindi na bumalik,” he said in an interview over Kapihan sa Manila Bay on Wednesday.
(I cannot judge why she left because she sent a letter saying she went for a checkup in Singapore, but since then, she has not returned.)
“I hope nothing serious is happening to her kasi sa ganun katagal. We don’t know; we just hope and pray na walang serious medical issue,” he added.
(I hope nothing serious is happening to her because it’s been so long. We don’t know; we can only hope and pray that there isn’t a serious medical issue.)
Last Friday, the House of Representatives quad committee held Roque’s wife in contempt and ordered her arrest after she failed to respond to a subpoena from the panel.
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Mylah was invited to the quad committee after her name popped up in some companies owned by former secretary Roque. Those firms were believed to be linked to the Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) hub Lucky South 99 in Porac, Pampanga.
The Pogo hub was raided due to human trafficking allegations.
Harry, on the other hand, was also linked to Lucky South 99 after authorities found bank documents and other papers bearing his signature during the raid.
He also admitted later that he accompanied Katherine Cassandra Li Ong, an incorporator of Whirlwind Corporation that leased land to the raided Pogo hub in Porac, to settle fees with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation.
The former spokesperson was also invited to the quad comm’s probe but was cited for contempt twice after he skipped the hearing last September 12 and refused to comply with a subpoena on key documents, like his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth, and other tax declarations.
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The quad comm released an arrest order against him, and the Philippine National Police has been tracking him down since.
Unlike Mylah, the BI said Harry is still in the Philippines. With reports from Emmanuel John Abris, INQUIRER.net intern