Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, August 19, that Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, also known as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, had departed from the country in July.
In a privilege speech during Senate’s session, Hontiveros said Guo departed from the country using her Philippine passport.
“I am now in receipt of information that in fact this person was already out of the country on July 18, 2024 to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ipapakita ko po ang dokumentong ito, bilang patunay na pumasok sa Malaysia si Alice Guo,” Hontiveros said, citing information from her sources.
Following her trip to Malaysia, Hontiveros said that Guo traveled to Singapore to meet her father Guo Jian Zhong, mother Lin Wen Yi, her brother Wesley Ong, and Cassandra Ong, the designated representative of the raided POGO hub Lucky South 99 in Porac, Pampanga.
“Tumuloy si Alice Guo sa Singapore, kung saan nag tagpo tagpo sila ng kanyang magulang na sina Lin Wen Yi at Guo JIanZhong. The couple flew in from China on July 28, 2024. Mistulang reunion sila doon kasama sina Wesley Guo at si Cassandra Ong,” she said.
“Who allowed this travesty to happen? Sino ang may kagagawan nito? Hindi makakaalis si Alice Guo kung walang tumulong sa kanya na mga opisyales ng pamahalaan. Para tayong ginisa sa sarili nating mantika,” Hontiveros also said, adding that there was no CCTV footage of Guo’s exit.
Senator Raffy Tulfo suggested that Guo might have used a private plane. Meanwhile, Senator Grace Poe called on aviation authorities to review their records regarding Guo’s alleged departure.
Hontiveros then urged the law enforcement agencies to investigate the new issue since many loopholes need to be addressed.
“I’m sure we have a list if they went to Malaysia. Ilan yung mga flight papuntang Malaysia? Whether it’s private or a passenger plane, we should be able to determine that kasi syempre meron yang traffic di ba? They should have a master list of who had taken off for an international flight. So that’s one possibility for us to able to track them,” Poe said.
Guo still in PH?
Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Ty said that Guo is still in the country.
He pointed out that Guo submitted a motion for her case to the Department of Justice last Friday, along with a counter affidavit sworn before a Philippine notary public on August 14.
“There has been no report to us of an attempted departure from the Bureau of Immigration,” Ty said.
“There have been reported sightings from LEAs (law enforcement agencies) after July 18, 2024,” Ty added.
DOJ Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano mentioned that they would collect information from both the Bureau of Immigration and the National Bureau of Investigation. (TCSP)
