Alice Guo arrested in Indonesia, PAOCC says

[Lee]

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Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has been arrested in Indonesia, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said on Wednesday.

This was confirmed by PAOCC chief Gilbert Cruz, according to a post on X by GMA Integrated News' Mariz Umali.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Guo was nabbed in Tangerang City early Wednesay morning.

"I was just informed by the NBI that Guo Hua Ping (also known as Alice Guo), was arrested in Tangerang City, Jakarta, Indonesia, at 01:30 on September 4, 2024," Gatchalian said in a message sent to reporters.

"She is currently in the custody of the Indonesian Police at Jatanras Mabes Polri," he added.

  NBI Director Jaime Santiago said their counterpart informed them of Guo's arrest around 1 a.m.

"Hawak na ng Indonesian police," Santiago said.

(She is under the custody of Indonesian police.)

Asked if Guo was with her brother Wesley Guo at the time of arrest, the NBI chief said the information they received was only about the mayor.

In a separate interview on Unang Balita on Wednesday, Santiago said they do not have details yet as to the manner of arrest.

"Ang report na dumating sa amin, nahuli na raw ng Indonesian police kaninang madaling araw so nakikipag-coordinate na kami 'yung immediate na pagbalik sa atin si Alice," Santiago said.

(The report we received is that Indonesian police arrested Guo early morning today. So we are coordinating [with them] regarding the immediate return of Alice to the Philippines.)

"Wala pang detalye kung paano siya nahuli. Basta ang report lang nahuli siya ala-una ng madaling araw...Naka-detain nga po sa police ng Indonesia," he added.

(We have no details yet as to how she was arrested. The report only said she was arrested at 1 a.m... She is detained by police in Indonesia.)

"Wala pang information kay Wesley. Kay Alice pa lang po," Santiago said.

(There is no information yet about Wesley [Guo]. [The report was] only about Alice.)

He added that there are NBI operatives in Indonesia who also confirmed the arrest.

(We have people there. Yes, even the Immigration of Indonesia confirmed the arrest.)

Guo is facing a number of legal troubles in the Philippines.

The 33-year-old dismissed mayor was ordered arrested by the Senate in July for repeatedly failing to attend the upper chamber’s investigation into the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in her town.

Also ordered arrested by the Senate were Dennis Lacson Cunanan, Nancy Jimenez Gamo, and the mayor's alleged relatives Shiela Leal Guo, Wesley Leal Guo, Jian Zhong Guo, Seimen L. Guo, and Wenyi Lin.

In May, the Department of Interior and Local Government filed graft charges against Guo over her reported involvement with POGO.

In June, authorities also filed a complaint against Guo and others for alleged human trafficking in connection to the raided POGO hub in Bamban. This was submitted for resolution last month.

The Office of the Solicitor General also filed a quo warranto petition against Guo.

In the 45-page petition, the OSG asked the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 34 to declare Guo’s proclamation as Bamban mayor null and void and for her to be ousted.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc approved in August the recommendation of its law department to file a motu proprio complaint against Guo for material misrepresentation.

In August, the Office of the Ombudsman ordered the dismissal of Guo for grave misconduct.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in August filed a tax evasion complaint against Guo before the Department of Justice (DOJ). BIR Commissioner Romeo “Jun” Lumagui said that Guo failed to pay P500,000 in taxes.

Guo left the country in July, going first to Malaysia, then was confirmed to have been in Indonesia.

Her lawyer Atty. Stephen David however said he was able to talk to Guo on August 19 and the dismissed mayor then told him that she was still in the Philippines. The lawyer, however, admitted that he cannot confirm the information and has no idea where she is exactly. —KG, GMA Integrated News

 

Alice Guo arrested in Indonesia, PAOCC says (msn.com)

[craftbeerlover]

These men are 'supposedly' intelligent professionals with integrity.   Fricken shallow society

[hk blues]

Making a complete mockery of the severity of the situation and not even being condemned at the highest level from what I've read.  The excuse provided was that they didn't notice her gestures as they were looking at the camera. 

This photo is a middle finger to all Filipinos.

 

[scott h]

3 hours ago, hk blues said:

Making a complete mockery of the severity of the situation

My question was, why does it take two of the highest ranked Government officials (each with aide and probably a security detachment) to travel to a foreign country to "arrest" one 95 lbs. woman. Who after all was just a small-town mayor (Bamban only 80,00 people, My barangay has 73,000)

Oh but it's ok, it didn't cost the Government anything, the head cop borrowed a friend's plane to make the trip  

[OnMyWay]

6 hours ago, craftbeerlover said:

These men are 'supposedly' intelligent professionals with integrity.   Fricken shallow society

When and where was the pic taken?  Didn't see it in the link.

[scott h]

15 minutes ago, OnMyWay said:

When and where was the pic taken? 

The way I read the story, they were in Indonesia 

[Lee]

4 hours ago, hk blues said:

This photo is a middle finger to all Filipinos.

 

Remulla demands explanation from BI, NBI agents over Alice Guo photos

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MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has called for an explanation from Bureau of Immigration (BI) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents who took photos with dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo.

In a press briefing on Friday, Department of Justice Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Mico Clavano IV said Remulla “instructed certain officials to give a show cause order to those that are involved in these pictures for them to be given a chance to explain.”

“But the explanations will be taken into consideration; due process will be given to them,” he said, adding Remulla is “quite frustrated” that the public attention was drifted on this issue.

This issue arose after photos of Guo smiling with BI and NBI agents while being escorted to the airport for her return to the Philippines sparked backlash from netizens.

Clavano said the agents “were simply expressing or celebrating the small win,” but noted that it was also not an excuse for them to post the photos.

“Kaya siguro paalala lang din po sa ating mga (That’s why perhaps this is just a reminder to) law enforcement agencies that there is still much to do in this case, in an investigation, in the cases that are being charged of Alice Guo,” he said.

“So perhaps it was inappropriate to post those pictures, but it was a moment that was, I guess, that we could be proud of. But again, the job is not yet done,” Clavano added.

Meanwhile, in a chance interview with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier the day, he said that taking photos with Guo is only part of the “new culture,” especially as the Philippines had been tagged as the “Selfie Capital of the World.”

(I think that is part of the new culture now that people are always taking pictures of anything because they will post it — like, look, I was on the team that arrested such and such.)

 

Remulla demands explanation from BI, NBI agents over Alice Guo photos (msn.com)

[Lee]

43 minutes ago, OnMyWay said:

When and where was the pic taken?  Didn't see it in the link.

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/248204/alice-guo-celebrity-selfies-spark-outrage

Here's a link to the pic that sparked some outrage.

[fillipino_wannabe]

The DILG secretary (the guy in the selfies) only filed the graft case against her after she'd already been captured in Indonesia and basically went and stole her from the senate.

[OnMyWay]

5 hours ago, hk blues said:

Making a complete mockery of the severity of the situation and not even being condemned at the highest level from what I've read.  The excuse provided was that they didn't notice her gestures as they were looking at the camera. 

This photo is a middle finger to all Filipinos.

 

They were very stupid to take that photo but to me it is obvious why they took it without much thought.  She is cute.  With a guy or fugly woman, never happens.