OSG readies legal case vs suspended Mayor Alice Guo

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is prepared to initiate legal proceedings against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.

The Bureau of Immigration confirmed Guo remains in the Philippines, along with 17 others on a lookout bulletin order related to a POGO in Bamban.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian stated that Guo cannot be a state witness as she is not the least guilty, being at the center of the Hong Sheng POGO hub.

Gatchalian also emphasized the need for government lawyers to coordinate their actions as Guo is facing cases from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Senator Risa Hontiveros stated that Wesley Guo, supposedly Alice Guo's brother, must also face the Senate probe on POGO activities.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has confirmed that Guo and Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, who supposedly entered the Philippines in 2003, are the same person based on a fingerprint examination, raising questions about Guo's identity and citizenship.

Guo has been charged with non-bailable qualified human trafficking by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) following a raid on the Bamban POGO hub.

The Senate will resume its investigation into Guo and her alleged ties to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) on July 10.

During the July 10 hearing, Gatchalian hopes Guo Hua Ping, also known as Alice Guo, will use the opportunity to reveal the masterminds and protectors of the raided POGOs.