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DOJ to set aside Palace request to cancel Alice Guo's passport
Malacañang ordered the cancellation of the Philippine passports of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her siblings.
The directive was issued by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
This was prompted by reports that Guo, also identified as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, had fled the country using her Philippine passport.
However, the DOJ stated it would likely set aside the request for now to avoid legal dilemmas and potential complications in bringing her back to the Philippines.
DOJ Secretary Boying Remulla cited that passport cancellation for individuals facing local cases typically requires a court ruling.
The Senate had previously issued arrest warrants against Guo and her family for their refusal to appear in hearings concerning illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) activities.
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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin ordered the DFA and the Department of Justice to cancel the passports of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her family due to national security concerns and her reported flight from the country.
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Shiela Guo confirmed to a Senate panel that she, along with siblings Alice and Wesley Guo, departed the Philippines by boat for Malaysia in the first week of July, a testimony that supports the Bureau of Immigration's (BI) suspicions of illegal departure.
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is currently examining air and sea travel manifests to ascertain how dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her companions exited the country.
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla issued a stern warning to Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel, vowing that "heads will roll" if they do not reveal the truth about the departure of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo.
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