Alice Leal Guo: What We Know About The Mayor Of Bamban, Tarlac

Here are some things about Alice Leal Guo, the forgetful mayor of Bamban.

ALICE LEAL GUO – She is the young mayor of Bamban, Tarlac who seems to be forgetful and here are some details about her.

Two years after the historic win of Alice Leal Guo as the first female mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, she found herself being questioned. The questioning is connected to the questionable operations of a Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) hub.

She became the subject of questioning before the Senate. As much as we all know, POGOs are licensed online gambling firms regulated by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) which are operating in the Philippines but caters customers outside the country. The questioning raised more questions especially with the identity of the female mayor.

Opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros poured her some personal questions and she did not even show a single sign of nervousness. Most of her answers were insubstantial which made her appear “forgetful” despite her young age.

What we know about her

• According to her, she was homeschooled but she showed no records or any certificates to prove this. All she can remember was her teacher’s name which was “Rubilyn”.
• She was registered 17 years after she was born. When asked about this, she answered that she does not have any idea.
• There were no hospital records of her birth. The young mayor said that she was born in their home but could remember the exact location.
• Her mother is Amelia Leal but she did not grow up with her.
• Her father is Angelito Guo, Filipino in her birth certificate but Chinese in their business documents. Later on, she disclosed that her father’s name is Jian Zhong Guo and Angelito is just his Filipino name.
• They have a hog-raising business and she grew up with her father.
• She was an independent candidate who ran in 2022. She received 16,503 votes with her opponent Joey Salting Jr. receiving 16,035 votes. She also bested out three other candidates who were backed by established political parties.
• Nobody knew her before running for mayor.

With her alleged link to POGOs, she denied this and said, “Hindi po ako operator, protector, or coddler po ng POGO. Wala po akong kinalaman sa kanilang operation at sa kanilang gawain sa loob at labas po ng POGO.”

What can you say about this? Let us know in the comments!