Comelec files charges against ex-Mayor Guo for election misrepresentation

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will file charges against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo for allegedly committing material misrepresentation during the 2022 national and local elections.

Comelec's en banc adopted its law department’s recommendation to pursue information against Guo with a regional trial court for violating Section 74 in relation to Section 262 of the Omnibus Election Code, noting that she failed to prove renunciation of her Chinese citizenship.

Guo faces additional charges including graft, qualified human trafficking, money laundering, and tax evasion related to her involvement with a POGO hub in Bamban.

She is currently detained at Pasig City Jail after being dismissed from office by the Office of the Ombudsman in August.

Comelec said Wednesday it would file the material misrepresentation case against Guo before the Tarlac Regional Trial Court (RTC) 'at the proper time', giving her a few days to think of legal remedies.

The poll body is also considering requesting a transfer of venue for the case, potentially moving it from Tarlac to Metro Manila.