Alice Guo has left the Philippines amid POGO probe—Sen. Risa Hontiveros
Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo has left the Philippines amid the ongoing Senate investigation on the alleged illegal activities of POGO hubs in the area, according to Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
Hontiveros shared the update in a Facebook post on Monday, Aug. 19 as she posted documents proving that Guo has flown out of the country.
She said that Guo left the Philippines on the night of July 17 and arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 18.
"Ayon sa aking isa pang source, tumuloy si Alice Guo sa Singapore, kung saan nag tagpo tagpo sila ng kanyang magulang na si Lin Wen Yi at Guo JianZhong," she continued. "The couple flew in from China on July 28, 2024. Mistulang reunion sila doon kasama si Wesley Guo at si Cassandra Ong."
"Who allowed this travesty to happen? Sino ang may kagagawan nito?" Hontiveros wrote, noting that Guo would not have been able to leave the Philippines if no one in power helped her. "Para tayong ginigisa sa sarili nating mantika."
"Kung hindi po natin ito gawan ng paraan, as an institution, as a country, parang nagpasampal tayo sa dayuhang ito na paulit ulit na sinasaula ang ating mga batas, patakaran, at proseso," she concluded.
Guo has been subject to scrutiny since she was allegedly linked to two POGOs in her bailiwick: Hongsheng Gaming Technology Incorporated, which was raided in February 2023, and Zun Yuan Technology Incorporated, which was raided in March this year.
She was questioned as to why she was supposedly unaware of such alleged illegal activities. In past Senate hearings, she was also asked about her background to confirm her nationality, especially since she currently holds a high post in the local government.
Guo has since maintained that she's Filipino and has denied having ties to POGOs in Bamban and being a Chinese spy. She claims that she was raised on the farm of her father, was homeschooled, and that her maid of a mother left her.
But as weeks passed, authorities discovered discrepancies in several documents involving Guo, as well as holes in her stories.
In July, the Senate issued arrest orders against Guo and seven others for skipping the hearings on the raided POGO hubs in their place.