Carlos Laurel, the cousin of actress Denise Laurel and one of the attendees of the controversial party in Makati, revealed that Gwyneth Chua or ‘Poblacion girl’ was not invited to the party she went to after allegedly fleeing mandatory quarantine.
According to Laurel, she knew Chua was positive for COVID-19 four days since its results came out on December 27 but were unaware that she had escaped mandatory quarantine.
“Gwyneth is the girlfriend of a friend of my younger cousins who passed by at the end of dinner, Gwyneth was NOT invited to dinner by me or my relatives,” said Laurel.
He added that he allegedly does not tolerate and condone this kind of violation of policies.
He said, “I do not condone breaching of quarantine protocols, I am fully compliant and in contact with the CIDG and their current investigation on the incident.”
Authorities allegedly advised Laurel not to comment on the issue and wait for the investigation to end.
In his official statement on his Facebook page, his RT-PCR test, conducted seven days from his “exposure date,” was negative.
He thanked those who supported him and expressed their help to him.
Gwyneth Chua not invited in Makati party – Carlos Laurel
According to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), the investigation revealed that:
- Gwyneth Chua was taken to the hotel (quarantine facility) and checked in at Berjaya Hotel Makati on December 22, 2021, at 11:23 PM.
- Around 11:40 PM that day, Chua was picked up at his father’s hotel and left.
Investigators confirmed that Chua was seen at a restaurant on the night of December 23, 2021. - On December 25, 2021, at exactly 9:00 PM Chua returned to the hotel and was accompanied by her mother.
Gwyneth Chua and her parents will be facing charges related to the violation of quarantine protocols.
The CIDG said, “Gwyneth Anne Chua violated Rule XI, Section 1 (g) (iii), (iv) of the IRR of RA 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act.”
“The CIDG Regional Field Unit NCR, the unit handling the case, was already able to establish the facts relative to the case of the Returning Overseas Filipino (ROF), Gwyneth Anne Chua,” CIDG added.
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