NBI files graft, falsification, trafficking raps vs Alice Guo

THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed graft, falsification of documents, and human trafficking complaints against dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo and 38 of her cohorts for their involvement in the illegal acquisition of real estate properties in Pangasinan.

According to the NBI, Guo was accused of falsely claiming Filipino citizenship to purchase three large properties in Sual, Pangasinan.

"In the acquisition of these properties, Alice Guo said that she is a Filipino citizen when in fact we were able to establish that she is not Alice Guo but that she is Guo Hua Ping, a Chinese citizen," said the NBI.

A copy of the complaints has yet to be released to the media.

Additionally, the NBI filed human trafficking and gross misconduct complaints against 11 employees of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) for failing to monitor a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Bamban, Tarlac.

Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, is also facing a qualified trafficking case before a Pasig court, a graft case before a Valenzuela court, and a material misrepresentation case before a Tarlac court. Authorities will also file money laundering charges against her.

A quo warranto petition was also filed against Guo with a Manila court, as well as a petition to cancel her birth certificate before a Tarlac court.

She is also facing a tax evasion complaint and a perjury and falsification complaint before the DOJ.

Guo has denied the numerous charges against her.