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Comelec to stop preliminary probe sans Guo counter-affidavit
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will terminate the preliminary investigation into the material misrepresentation case against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo if she fails to submit a counter-affidavit today, September 4.
Comelec Chairman George Garcia stated that the poll body's Law Department will then recommend action to the Commission En Banc.
Guo's camp might file for an extension to submit the counter-affidavit following her arrest in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday.
She was arrested at 1:30 a.m. in Indonesia, where immigration authorities believe she slipped out of the Philippines in July.
The Comelec issued a subpoena against Guo on August 13 for alleged material misrepresentation in her certificate of candidacy in the 2022 elections.
This case was initiated after the Comelec en banc approved the recommendation of its Law Department to file charges against her.
The National Bureau of Investigation identified Guo as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, which led to a quo warranto petition questioning her identity and citizenship.
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