DOJ vows accountability for those who aided Alice Guo’s exit

MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has ordered a thorough investigation into the alleged departure of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo from the Philippines, Justice Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez said on Tuesday.

She added that Remulla assured accountability for anyone found to have assisted Guo in leaving the country.

“Siniguro ni Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla na mananagot ang lahat ng nagpabaya at hinayaang ilegal na makaalis ng bansa si dating Bamban Mayor Alice Guo,” said Gutierrez at the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing.

(Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla assured that all those who were negligent and allowed former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo to leave the country illegally will be held accountable.)

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“Kaugnay nito, ipinag-utos ni Secretary Remulla ang isang malalimang imbestigasyon tungkol sa umanoy pag-alis ni Guo ng bansa,” she added.

(In connection with this, Secretary Remulla ordered a thorough investigation into the alleged departure of Guo from the country.)

Gutierrez added that the Department of Justice is studying the liability of Guo’s lawyers if it is proven that they were involved in the former mayor’s departure from the country.

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Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Monday that Guo was already out of the country as of July 18.

“According to my source, Alice Guo went to Singapore, where she met with her parents Lin Wen Yi and Guo Jian Zhing. The couple flew in from China on July 28, 2024. It seemed like a reunion because they were also with Wesley Guo and Cassandra Ong,” Hontiveros said during a manifestation delivered during the Senate plenary session.

In June, an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order was issued against Guo, directing immigration officers to alert authorities if she attempted to leave the country.