Picture of dismissed Bamban, Mayor Alice Guo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Photo from PAOCC Usec. Gilbert Cruz)
MANILA, Philippines — Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo was spotted at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, based on a photo released by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Thursday.
Although it is unclear when the image was taken, PAOCC Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz said they received an image from a concerned citizen who saw Guo arrive in Kuala Lumpur.
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“PAOCC received a photo from a concerned citizen who happened to click a picture of dismissed Bamban mayor, Guo Hua Ping when she arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia via Jetstar Asia Airways 686. The said flight originated from Denpasar, Bali,” Cruz said in a statement sent to INQUIRER.net.
“This picture confirms initial reports received by PAOCC from its counterparts that Guo Hua Ping fled to Indonesia initially and then landed in Kuala Lumpur. Latest reports indicate that she landed in Batam, Indonesia last August 18, 2024,” he added.
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Earlier Thursday, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr reported that the former mayor’s sister, Shiela Guo, and one of her companions, Cassandra Ong, were already detained in Indonesia.
Upon repatriation to the country, Shiela will be arrested by the Senate’s Sergeant at Arm’s, while the lower chamber will take Ong into their custody.
Ong is the incorporator of the company that leased parcels of land to the Philippine offshore gaming operator hub in Porac, Pampanga. She was cited for contempt by the House quad-committee after failing to attend its hearings.
Before this, the Bureau of Immigration revealed that Alice Guo arrived in Indonesia last month, but there were no records indicating her departure.
Alice Guo, along with others, is facing a qualified human trafficking complaint filed by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the PAOCC before the Department of Justice last June 21.