FILE PHOTO: Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo during the House quad committee hearing on Friday, September 27, 2024. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Alice Guo, whose real name was revealed to be Guo Hua Ping during a congressional probe into Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) will run for reelection as Bamban town mayor next year.
Guo’s lawyer, Stephen David, told reporters in a chance interview at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Manila on Friday that his client will formalize his mayoral bid on October 8, the last day of certificate of candidacy (COC) filing for 2025 polls aspirants.
“Definitely, she will be running for Mayor,” David said.
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Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal previously told INQUIRER.net that Guo may still file her COC for reelection if no conviction or perpetual disqualification to hold public office is handed against her.
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The Office of the Ombudsman has already dismissed Guo as mayor of Bamban town in Tarlac province as she faces complaints for graft, qualified human trafficking, money laundering, and tax evasion.
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A Senate panel is likewise investigating Guo over her alleged links to Pogo.
Guo is currently detained at the Pasig City Jail Female Dormitory, following her arrest in Jakarta, Indonesia where she fled last July amid the ongoing investigations and standing arrest order after she was held in contempt by senators.
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