PNP to turn over Alice Guo to Senate upon her return to PH

Ex-Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, or Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, was arrested in Tangerang City in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 4, 2024, at around 1:30 a.m., the Bureau of Immigration says. She is currently in custody of the Indonesian Police at Jatanras Mabes Polri. (Photo and video courtesy of the Bureau of Immigration)

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it will turn over dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo to the Senate sergeant-at-arms upon her expected return to the country.

PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said this is due to the existing warrant of arrest issued by the Senate against the former mayor, whose real identity is Guo Hua Ping.

“The PNP has the intention to at least turn over the custody of Alice Guo to the Senate sergeant-at-arms,” Fajardo said in a briefing in Camp Crame.

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Guo was arrested by Indonesian authorities early Wednesday morning in a hotel in the capital Jakarta.

Sheila Guo, who was initially identified as Alice’s sister, and business associate Cassandra Li Ong were arrested last month and are now detained in the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively.

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Sheila said she, Alice and their brother Wesley left the Philippines by boat last July.

The former mayor has been the subject of scrutiny over her alleged ties to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator firms in Bamban.