Benhur Abalos, DILG Secretary, Speaks on Ex-Mayor Alice Guo
DILG – The Department of Interior and Local Government said that Alice Guo left the Philippines due to alleged death threats to her.
The authorities in Indonesia successfully arrested former Mayor Alice Guo. She was also turned over to the Philippine authorities and is now back in the Philippines where accusations and complaints were filed against her.
Guo is faced with allegations of involvement in the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming operations in Tarlac. The authorities also question her identity. According to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), her fingerprints matched with the fingerprints of Guo Hua Ping. It suggests that she is the same person with the Chinese national who entered the country in 2003.
Reportedly, former Mayor Alice Guo left the Philippines in July. Her reported first stop was Malaysia and she went to Singapore then to Indonesia where she was arrested. Prior to her arrest, Alice Guo’s companions were detained in Indonesia and sent back to the Philippines.
According to Shiela Guo, she and Alice are not sisters. She claimed that she was born in China and her mother is still there. According to Shiela, she came to the Philippines when she was 16 or 17 to work in an embroidery business as per the order of her father.
Shiela Guo also claimed that she, together with Alice and Wesley Guo, exited the Philippines through “a small boat”. According to her, they boarded three (3) different boats on their way to Malaysia. She denied being involved in illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming operations.
Recently, the Philippine authorities presented former Mayor Alice Guo to the media. The former Mayor arrived in Pasay on board a private hangar that landed in Pasay City. Based on a report of GMA News, the DILG said that Guo claimed she left the country due to fear for her life.
According to the DILG, Alice Guo said that there are death threats against her so she decided to go abroad. Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos revealed that he assured Guo that the police will protect her.
“Sabi natin sabihin mo lahat at poproteksyunan ka ng police…important malaman natin ang totoo,” the DILG Secretary said.