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Lawyer says Alice Guo 'presumed innocent' despite NBI findings
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed through fingerprint matching that suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is the same person as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping.
Senator Risa Hontiveros stated this confirms her suspicion that Mayor Guo is a Chinese national who may have stolen a Filipino identity to facilitate crimes related to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
Mayor Guo's lawyer, Stephen David, maintains that she is presumed innocent by law, stating it is premature to comment on the NBI findings.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has recommended the cancellation of Guo's late-registered birth certificate.
Hontiveros urged the Office of the Solicitor General to expedite the filing of a quo warranto case against Guo.
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has confirmed that the fingerprints of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo match those of Chinese passport holder Guo Hua Ping.
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is probing a 2005 NBI clearance obtained by an "Alice Guo y Leal," who shares the same birthday and birthplace as suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, but has a different photograph.
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Mayor Alice Guo's lawyer, Atty. Stephen David, stated that allegations of her lying about her nationality are unproven and require presentation in court.
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has confirmed that suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo's brother, Wesley Leal Guo, shares the same fingerprints as Chinese citizen Guo Xiang Dan, as reported by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros is investigating the possibility that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Leal Guo may have assumed the identity of another Filipino woman.
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