Former Mayor Alice Guo Speaks on Plans amid Charges
ALICE GUO – During a Senate hearing, the former Mayor of Bamban confirmed that she is not running in the 2025 Elections.
Both local and national elections are set to be held in the Philippines in May 2025. Previously, Attorney Stephen David, the lawyer of former Mayor Guo, claimed that she is running for re-election in Bamban, Tarlac.
Under the ruling of the Ombudsman, Guo was removed from office as Bamban, Tarlac mayor amid the accusations linking her to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming operations. There is also a pending misrepresentation complaint against the former Mayor amid questions about her identity.
Guo and Chinese national Guo Hua Ping’s fingerprints matched. It suggests that they are the same person but the former Mayor continuously stress that she is a Filipino.
Following the announcement of Atty. Stephen David on the supposed mayoralty comeback of Guo, the Comelec assured that they will release a decision on the misrepresentation complaint against Guo before October 30.
David stressed that the petition to cancel the Birth Certificate of his client may take long. According to him, only the Court can prevent Guo from running for a government office as there are still no results on the cases against her.
Recently, former Mayor Alice Guo attended a hearing in the Senate. On the last day of the filing of the CoC, she confirmed that she is not running in the May 2025 Elections.
Based on a report on GMA News, Alice Guo said that she will not run for any position for the moment as she will devote her focus in facing the charges against her. According to the former Mayor, she will clean her reputation first and she believes that it will be unfair to the people of Bamban if she will run now.
“Sa ngayon hindi po… linisin ko po muna ‘yung sarili ko po. And para maging fair din po para sa mga constituents ko po na minamahal ko po,” the former Mayor said.
Previously, the Department of Foreign Affairs or DFA has moved to cancel the Philippine passport of Alice Guo. She is currently detained in Pasig City Jail amid the pending cases against her.