Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday revealed information that dismissed Bamban, Mayor Alice Guo, who was also identified as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, had left the country last July 17.
“I am now in receipt of information that in fact this person was already out of the country on July 18, 2024 to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ipapakita ko po ang dokumentong ito, bilang patunay na pumasok sa Malaysia si Alice Guo. Siya po ay pumasok ng 12:17:13 military time ng July 18, kaya ibig sabihin umalis siya ng Pilipinas sa gabi ng July 17,” Hontiveros said in a privilege speech during Senate’s session.
[I am now in receipt of information that in fact this person was already out of the country on July 18, 2024 to Kuala Lumpur. She entered [Malaysia] 12:17:13 military time of July 18, which means she left the Philippines evening of July 17.]
According to the senator, Guo has used her Philippine passport to leave the country.
After going to Malaysia, Hontiveros, citing information from her sources, said that Guo went to Singapore to meet her father Guo Jian Zhong, mother Lin Wen Yi, her brother Wesley Ong and Cassandra Ong, the named representative of the raided POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga Lucky South 99.
“Tumuloy si Alice Guo sa Singapore, kung saan nag tagpo tagpo sila ng kanyang magulang na sina Lin Wen Yi at Guo JIanZhong. The couple flew in from China on July 28, 2024. Mistulang reunion sila doon kasama sina Wesley Guo at si Cassandra Ong,” she said.
[Alice Guo went to Singapore, where she met with her parents Lin Wen Yi and Guo JlanZhong. The couple flew in from China on July 28, 2024. They had a reunion.]
“Who allowed this travesty to happen? Sino ang may kagagawan nito? Hindi makakaalis si Alice Guo kung walang tumulong sa kanya na mga opisyales ng pamahalaan [Who’s responsible for this? Alice Guo cannot leave the country if not for assistance from government officials],” Hontiveros said.
She then raised the possible need for law enforcement agencies to be investigated.
“Para tayong ginisa sa sarili nating mantika. I have always believed that legislative hearings are policy-driven kaya noong nag announce na ng ban ang Pangulo, sabi ko, we have done our jobs, let law enforcement take the lead,” she said.
“Pero paano kung ang law enforcement mismo ang kelangan imbestigahan? What if they dropped the ball? Paano kung sila ang dapat managot? Nangako ang BI sa akin at sa Senate President Pro Tempore na hindi nila hahayaan si Guo Hua Ping na makaalis sa Pilipinas, eh yun pala ay wala na talaga siya,” she added.
Hontiveros urged the need for these loopholes to be addressed.
“Kung hindi po natin ito gawan ng paraan, as an institution, as a country, parang nagpasampal tayo sa dayuhang ito na paulit ulit na sinasaula ang ating mga batas, patakaran at proseso,” she ended.
GMA News Online reached out to Guo’s legal counsel, Atty. Stephen David, but he has yet to reply as of posting time. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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