ALICE GUO NOT A FILIPINO, SHOULD BE DEPORTED FROM PH – BI

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) expressed belief that there is enough evidence to prove that dismissed mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac is not a Filipino and that she should be deported from the Philippines.

Alice Leal Guo or Guo Hua Ping (Chinese name) on Friday attended for the first time a hearing of the BI’s Board of Special Inquiry led by its chief Gilbert Repizo in Intramuros, Manila.

The dismissed Bamban mayor was accompanied by her lawyer Stephen David.

According to Repizo, there is enough evidence to deport Guo based on the National Bureau of Investigation’s findings that both “Alice Guo” and “Guo Hua Ping” have the same fingerprint.

Guo also allegedly falsified her birth certificate.

Repizo asked the dismissed Bamban mayor to challenge the findings, including the biometrics, by seeking a competent witness or expert within 15 days.

Guo insisted she is a Filipino.

Meanwhile, her lawyer asserted it would be unfair for Guo to be deported from the Philippines.

“It is unfair to deport a Filipino citizen who is not recognized. She will be stateless because no one will accept her. What will be her state then?” the lawyer said.

On August 12, the Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal from service of Guo for grave misconduct.

The Ombudsman also ordered the forfeiture of Guo’s retirement benefits and perpetually banned her from holding public office.

According to the Anti-Graft Office, Guo’s involvement in operations of raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in her town bared a willful intent on her part to violate the law or disregard established rules.

The dismissed Bamban mayor is currently detained at the Pasig City Jail facing charges of qualified human trafficking and graft.