NBI investigates third 'Alice Leal Guo' with different fingerprints

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced on Wednesday that it is investigating another 'Alice Leal Guo' who applied for an NBI clearance in 2005.

Director Jaime Santiago revealed during a press conference that this Alice Leal Guo's fingerprints do not match those of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo or Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, indicating an ongoing investigation into the motive behind the clearance application in 2005.

Santiago noted that while another Alice Guo with identical birthday and birthplace to Mayor Guo applied for a clearance in 2005, her fingerprints do not match those of the mayor or Guo Hua Ping, suggesting someone was instructed to apply using the name Alice Guo to confuse authorities.

The NBI is investigating this third individual's motive and offering a reward for information on her whereabouts, while ruling out any impact on their earlier findings linking Mayor Guo and Guo Hua Ping.

Senator Risa Hontiveros previously disclosed that NBI findings confirmed suspicions about the identity of the suspended mayor as a 'fake Filipino' involved in illegal POGO operations, while Guo denies being a Chinese citizen.

Guo is at the center of Senate investigations following revelations of her involvement in processing documents for raided POGO hubs.