MANILA, Philippines — Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and her siblings will be deported once their criminal cases and other liabilities have been resolved, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the Senate inquiry on the call to cancel the former mayor’s passport. Tansingco said the admission of Shiela Gou that they left the Philippines illegally to Sabah via boat corroborates with their theory that the Guos departed illegally without formal inspections.
“They allegedly deliberately evaded immigration inspection by leaving on board a small boat from a resort somewhere north, then transferred to a bigger boat,” Tansingco said.
“She then said that from the bigger boat, they transferred to another small boat and went straight to Sabah,” he said.
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Shiela Guo, sister of fugitive ex-Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, appears before a hearing presided by Sen. Risa Hontiveros, inside the Philippine Senate in Pasay City, on Aug. 27, 2024. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO
He said Shiela currently faces a deportation case for undesirability and misrepresentation as a Filipino, after she was found to have a valid Chinese passport under the name Zhang Mier.
However, Tansingco clarified that Shiela will only be deported after the resolution of all pending criminal cases filed against her and completion of all other liabilities in the country.
He added that once returned, Alice and Wesley Guo may also face the same cases against them.
“We are in close coordination with our Indonesian counterparts in monitoring the movements of Alice Guo,” said Tansingco.
“We are glad that this piece of the puzzle has been found, but Alice’s return to the Philippines would ensure that justice is served,” he added.
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