Hontiveros: Deportation won't save Guo from jail time in the PhilippinesIn this Facebook post on May 31, 2024 shows Mayor Alice Guo meeting senior citizens of Bamban, Tarlac. MANILA, Philippines — If a Philippine court convicts her, suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo will have to serve her sentence in the country before being deported, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Friday. In response to the human trafficking complaint, Guo asserted that "mere connections to companies... do not suffice as grounds for labeling someone a conspirator." On top of this, the Office of the Solicitor General is eyeing to file a quo warranto case against Guo, which would remove her from her position. Hontiveros said that the matching fingerprints between Guo, who previously said that she was born in the Philippines, and "Guo Hua Ping," is the strongest evidence to date that justifies Guo's removal from office.

Source: Philippine Star June 29, 2024 06:24 UTC