De Lima calls for BI warrantless arrest of Mayor Alice Guo on identity theft

Former senator Leila de Lima called for the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to enforce a warrantless arrest against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo for identity theft and serious violations of immigration laws.

The National Bureau of Investigation confirmed that Guo's fingerprints matched those of Guo Hua Ping, a Chinese national who entered the country in 2003, instead of the real Alice Leal Guo.

De Lima urged the BI to treat Guo's case as an immigration violation and enforce a warrantless arrest, rather than waiting for criminal cases to be filed.

After arrest, Guo may be detained under BI custody pending further legal actions; this would simplify the process compared to filing a criminal complaint in court.

The Office of the Ombudsman placed Guo under six-month preventive suspension without pay on May 31 following administrative complaints.

Guo faces potential deportation if convicted but must serve her sentence before being deported back to China, and the Philippine Statistics Authority is moving to cancel her certificate of live birth, which could strip her of Filipino citizenship.