Dalawang kasamahan ni Alice Guo, nahuli sa Indonesia

- Two companions of Alice Guo when she left the Philippines last month are nabbed in Indonesia

- The two arrested are identified as Cassandra Li Ong and Guo's sister Sheila Guo.

- The report came from the police attaché of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Indonesia, said DILG Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, Jr.

- According to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, the pair would be sent back to the Philippines

Two companions of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo identified as Cassandra Li Ong and Guo's sister Sheila Guo are arrested in Indonesia.

According to Manila Bulletin, DILG Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, Jr. said the report came from the police attaché of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Indonesia.

"I received a report last night (Wednesday, Aug, 21) from the Chief PNP (Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil) that two of her companions were detained in Indonesia,” Abalos said Thursday in an ambush interview at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).

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In a report by ABS-CBN News, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the two would be sent back to the Philippines.

“They are passport holders where we have a suspicion they are fraudulently obtained or obtained through fraudulent means then we have reason to make them go back,” said Remulla.

Earlier, authorities said the dismissed mayor left the Philippines last month and went to Malaysia and Singapore, where she met with her family before heading to Indonesia this weekend.

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.

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Recently, the Bureau of Immigration has confirmed that Alice Guo is now in Indonesia. According to GMA's report, the dismissed Bamban mayor arrived in the said country almost a month after her alleged departure from the Philippines. The spokesperson of BI, Dana Sandoval, mentioned that Guo allegedly traveled to Malaysia on July 16, and thereafter arrived in Indonesia from Singapore on August 18. The BI is also backtracking on the dismissed mayor's movements.

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.

Source: KAMI.com.gh