DOJ spokesman Mico Clavano said Guo cannot be considered a state witness at the moment as details coming out of ongoing investigations point to her as the most guilty.
"If we are able to identify someone bigger, running the illegal activities in POGO, then she may be tapped as state witness because she is no longer the most guilty," Clavano said at a news forum yesterday.
But he stressed this will also depend on the willingness of Guo to cooperate with authorities.
Guo is currently facing human trafficking and money laundering charges over her alleged involvement in the illegal activities of a POGO hub in her municipality.
She was apprehended last week in Indonesia after months in hiding.
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