Authorities on Friday filed a complaint against suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and others for alleged human trafficking in connection to the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in her municipality.
In complaints filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ), Guo, former Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) deputy director general Dennis Cunanan, and others were charged with violation of Sections 4 and 6 of Republic Act (RA) 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 as amended by RA 10364, as further amended by RA 11862.
Guo was referred to as “Guo Hua Ping” in the complaint.
The complainants are the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the Philippine National Police.
BREAKING NEWS: Suspended Mayor Alice Guo alias “Guo Hua Ping” at iba pang indibidwal, pormal nang sinampahan ng reklamo sa Department of Justice (DOJ) dahil sa paglabag sa R.A. 9208 o Anti-Trafficking in Person Act kaugnay ng POGO hub sa Bamban, Tarlac.
| via @xtian_mano pic.twitter.com/VXlGg5n2yX— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 21, 2024
GMA News Online has sought comment from Guo’s camp but it has yet to reply as of posting time.
Guo was placed under investigation for her alleged links to the 10-hectare POGO compound that was raided in March for alleged illegal activities that include crypto and love scams.
Earlier in June, the Department of the Interior and Local Government filed graft charges against Guo before the Office of the Ombudsman, prompting it to suspend her for up to six months.
Guo’s identity as a Filipino is also under question before the Senate.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has questioned whether Chinese passport holder Guo Hua Ping is Guo after he presented records from the Board of Investments of the Guo family’s application for a Special Investors Resident Visa.
The documents showed Guo Hua Ping entered the Philippines on January 12, 2003 when she was still 13 years old and her registered mother is Lin Wenyi, the same woman who was alleged to be the mayor’s mother.
Guo’s camp, meanwhile, has denied her involvement to Guo Hua Ping and Lin Wenyi. She previously claimed that she is her father’s love child with their helper Amelia, who left her when she was still a child. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
