THE Makati City Prosecution Office has found probable cause to indict Gwyneth Anne Chua, the controversial “Poblacion girl,” for alleged violation of Republic Act (RA) 11332, or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act. Chua, a returning overseas Filipino from the United States,…
Police have obtained additional evidence against Gwyneth Anne Chua, also known as “Poblacion Girl,” who is facing charges for allegedly breaching quarantine at the Berjaya Makati Hotel in December.
CLOSURE ORDER. A member of the Makati Business Permit and Licensing Office serves the three-month closure order on Berjaya Makati Hotel on Jan. 6, 2022. The hotel appealed the order, which the city government reduced to two months. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - Prosecutors will hear Monday the complaint filed by law enforcement authorities against Gwyneth Anne Chua, now known as "Poblacion Girl", after leaving her Makati quarantine hotel to attend a gathering and later on testing positive for Covid-19 in December last year. Prosecutor Honey Delgado of the Office of the Prosecutor General told reporters via text message on Friday that the preliminary investigation is set February 7 and 14 at 10 a.m. Chua was charged by the Philippine National Police's Criminal Investigation and Detection Group early last month for violating Republic Act No. 11332, or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Concern Act. Included in the charge sheet w
"Only hotels with DOT accreditation can operate at this time under relevant DOT and IATF guidelines," Makati City Law Department head Don Camiña told reporters.