Alice Guo convicted of qualified human trafficking, sentenced to life imprisonment

Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and seven others were convicted of qualified human trafficking by the Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 167.

She was sentenced to life imprisonment and a P2 million fine for each case, in connection with the operations of the Baofu compound in Bamban.

The court ruled that Alice Guo and Chinese citizen Guo Hua Ping are the same person, declaring her appointment and entire mayoral term as void.

Co-accused Jaimielyn Santos Cruz, Rachelle Malonzo Carreon, and Walter Wong Rong were also convicted for organizing human trafficking, along with Chinese nationals Wang Weili, Wuli Dong, Nong Ding Chang, and Lang Xu Po for acts of trafficking.

The multi-billion-peso Baofu Land Development Compound has been forfeited in favor of the government.

Alice Guo has filed a motion to stay at Pasay City Jail instead of being transferred to the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City, with a hearing scheduled for November 26.

Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission executive director Benjamin Acorda Jr. hailed the conviction as a victory for the government, emphasizing the agency cooperation and whistleblower involvement.

Senators Risa Hontiveros and Sherwin Gatchalian also celebrated the conviction as a win against corruption and human trafficking.