Wesley Guo intends to surrender, says lawyer

Lawyer Stephen David |INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO/Arnel Tacson

MANILA, Philippines — Wesley Guo, dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo’s sibling, intends to surrender to authorities, according to his legal counsel Atty. Stephen David.

Speaking to reporters in an ambush interview in the Senate on Thursday, David said Wesley had expressed his intent to surrender. He, however, refused to disclose additional details, citing client and lawyer privileges.

“Gusto na niyang sumuko,” said David. (He wants to surrender)

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“Syempre dumadating yung point sa isang tao na nadi-discourage ka. The human being that we are, dumarating yung point ng kahinaan natin. Actually, ‘yun naman ang tamang gawin eh,” David added when he was asked why Wesley changed his mind.

(Of course, there comes a time when we get discouraged. The human being that we are, we reach a point of weakness. Actually, that’s the right thing to do.)

According to David, Wesley no longer sees the essence of hiding. David said he personally told Wesley that there’s no need to hide, asking him what he has done wrong and committed.

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Pressed to elaborate if he is coordinating Wesley’s surrender, David said it is being processed.

“Hindi ko muna sasabihin pero we’re working on it,” he told reporters.

(I won’t say it but we’re working on it.)

Wesley was earlier identified as Cassandra Ong’s boyfriend. Ong is an incorporator of Whirlwind Corporation, which leased land to Lucky South 99, a Philippine offshore gaming operator that was raided in Pampanga last June.

Citing biometric records, the National Bureau of Investigation previously revealed that Chinese national Guo Xiang Dian and Wesley are the same person. He arrived in the country in 1999.

Wesley has an outstanding arrest order from the upper chamber for refusing to appear, despite due notices, before the committee on women’s hearing on July 10.