Alice Guo, tuluyan nang tinanggal bilang mayor ng Bamban

- Alice Guo was dismissed as the mayor of Bamban, Tarlac two months after she was suspended by the Ombudsman

- Based on the report of PTV, the Ombudsman has decided to dismiss her as the mayor of Bamban

- She is also not allowed to hold any other government office

- She was dismissed because she showed a "willful intent on her part to violate the law or disregard established rules to further her own interests"

Alice Guo was dismissed as the mayor of Bamban by the Ombudsman, two months after her suspension.

PTV reported that aside from the dismissal from office, she is also barred from holding any other government office .

Her dismissal was in connection with her links to the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs).

The decision of the Ombudsman found, "willful intent on her part to violate the law or disregard established rules to further her own interests."

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"A public official cannot validly serve her constituents while protecting her business interests in the guise of public service. There is substantial evidence to hold her liable for Grave Misconduct," it also stated.

Along with this, she also forfeits any benefits from the government.

Alice Leal Guo is the Mayor of the Municipality of Bamban, Tarlac. She won as mayor during the national elections in 2022. She became known nationwide after her name was dragged into the ongoing Senate investigations regarding Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations or (POGO) and the alleged proliferation of illegal immigrants. Her name has been the subject of many online memes since then.

Earlier, Mayor Guo released an official statement following an order for her arrest by the senate. The suspended Bamban mayor cited "severe exhaustion" and "trauma" as the reasons why she has not attended the two senate hearings. She also addressed Senators Win Gatchalian and Risa Hontiveros in her statement, even asking if she was the country's biggest problem. She also assured the senator that she does not pose as a threat against him.

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Meanwhile, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration has released a statement regarding suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo. The Bureau’s statement came about after reports surfaced about the embattled local chief executive going out of the country using her Chinese passport. It can be recalled that Mayor Guo came under intense scrutiny after a senate committee investigating the proliferation of POGO hubs presented evidence that put the identity of the local chief executive in question. She was subsequently slapped with a six-month preventive suspension without pay after the DILG filed a complaint against her for serious dishonesty, grave misconduct, and gross neglect of duty.

Source: KAMI.com.gh