MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Saturday that the National Prosecution Service (NPS) of the Department of Justice (DoJ) will go “all-out” in the prosecution of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in the qualified human trafficking case lodged against her following the revocation of her passport by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
Guo’s passport cancellation was enforced last September 30 but was only announced October 4 for violation of Republic Act 11983 otherwise known as the New Philippine Passport Act.
Remulla described the move made by the DFA, which was in direct response to an August 24 National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) report that Guo’s biometrics perfectly matched those of a certain Guo Hua Ping, as “very timely and decisive.”
“DFA’s call to revoke the passport of Guo undoubtedly opened the doors to justice, which marks the beginning of a relentless pursuit to ensure accountability and uphold the rule of law,” said Remulla.
He emphasized that a passport may be cancelled if it was acquired by fraud, tampered with/upon or issued erroneously as the law provides which the case at bar precisely falls in.
Remulla added that the DoJ also recognizes that Guo was a “flight risk” after being able to travel to Singapore and Malaysia earlier this year until she was held in Indonesia last July, hence, her passport revocation comes at a very perfect time.
Guo is facing charges of human trafficking, misrepresentation and money laundering.
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