BI: Alice Guo flew to Malaysia, Singapore

The Bureau of Immigration has reason to suspect that dismissed mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac has left the country illegally, without passing through the required checks of Philippine immigration authorities, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said yesterday.

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He said they have received information that Guo illegally traveled to Malaysia last July 21.

"We received intelligence information from our counterparts abroad that Guo illegally left for Malaysia then flew to Singapore," Tansingco said. Guo reportedly flew to Singapore with Shiela Leal and Wesley Leal Guo, said to be her siblings.

Tansingco clarified that while Guo's name is listed in the DOJ-issued immigration lookout bulletin, her supposed departure is not recorded in the BI’s system and centralized database.

Earlier yesterday, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said the search for Guo may have reached a deadend as the elusive former local chief executive is believed to have left the country back in July, based on travel records. “I am now in receipt of information that in fact this person was already out of the country on July 18, 2024, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I will present this document, as proof that Alice Guo entered Malaysia. She entered at 12:17:13 military time on July 18,” Hontiveros said in a privileged speech.

She said it was on July 13 when the Senate, through her committee, issued a contempt citation and order to arrest Guo.

Senators condemned Guo’s apparent mocking of Philippine laws as they suspected that she may have boarded a chartered flight.

The Senate has a standing warrant of arrest against Guo for refusing to appear before Hontiveros’ committee on Women and children and family affairs investigating alleged scam and human trafficking related to Philippine offshore gaming operators. The hearings of the committee unmasked Guo’s true identity as a Chinese named Guo Hua Ping.

Hontiveros presented a document containing information about Guo’s arrival at the KL Airport using her Philippine passport numbered P5469205B for “a social tour.” Her Philippine passport is valid until Sept. 3, 2030.