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Senators urge vigilance vs. more cases like Alice Guo in Eleksyon 2025
Senators are calling for increased voter vigilance to prevent individuals like the dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo from being elected to public office in the 2025 mid-term elections.
Senate President Francis Escudero acknowledged that candidates like Guo could still be elected because the Commission on Elections' role in accepting certificates of candidacy is purely ministerial.
However, Escudero noted that candidates can still be disqualified if they are proven to not meet the qualifications, such as not being a Filipino citizen, failing to meet age requirements, not being a resident, not being a registered voter, or being unable to read and write.
He emphasized that failing to meet even one of the five qualifications can lead to a candidate's disqualification.
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House Speaker Martin Romualdez urged Filipino voters to exercise discernment in the upcoming elections, using the case of Alice Guo as a cautionary tale.
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The local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Bamban, Tarlac confirmed they will accept dismissed Mayor Alice Guo's certificate of candidacy (COC) for the 2025 elections.
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Alice Guo, facing charges related to illegal POGOs and questions about her citizenship, intends to run for mayor of Bamban, Tarlac in the 2025 elections.
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Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo announced she will not seek reelection in the 2025 polls to clear her name amid ongoing cases.
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