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Comelec chairman George Garcia and dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. ABS-CBN News/File

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Willard Cheng

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173018098722617261209840691721366615715guo.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Comelec chairman George Garcia and dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. <em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (<strong>2nd UPDATE</strong>) — The Commission on Election (Comelec) filed on Tuesday a <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">material misrepresentation </span>complaint against dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo or Hua Ping Guo   before the Tarlac Regional Trial Court.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/12/guo-camp-files-counter-affidavit-on-comelec-misrepresentation-case-1411">• Guo camp files counter-affidavit on Comelec &#x27;misrepresentation&#x27; case</a></div><p>Comelec has accused Guo of “willfully and unlawfully” committing material misrepresentation by filing her certificate of candidacy for Bamban mayor for the May 2022 elections “when in truth and in fact, she is a Chinese citizen and a resident of Fujian, China.”</p><p>The Comelec is accusing Guo of violating Section 74 of the Omnibus Election Code in relation to Section 262, or Material Misrepresentation.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/18/senate-panel-to-wrap-up-pogo-alice-guo-probe-sets-eyes-on-quiboloy-next-1239">• Senate panel to wrap up POGO, Alice Guo probe, sets eyes on Quiboloy next</a></div><p>Comelec chairman George Garcia last week said the poll body would be filing the information after Guo’s camp failed to file a motion for reconsideration on the case she was facing before the poll body.</p><p>Garcia expects the court to issue a warrant of arrest against Guo.</p><p>&quot;Since this is a criminal case, we expect the Court to issue the corresponding warrant of arrest immediately,&quot; the Comelec chairman said in a text message.</p><p>Garcia said on Wednesday that the Comelec will file next a motion to transfer the venue of the hearings on its case of material misrepresentation against Alice Guo from the Tarlac regional trial court to Metro Manila.</p><p>He cited the security concerns of the poll body&#x27;s lawyers and witnesses. </p><p>&quot;Sana dito sa NCR, para lang din malapit din sa aming mga lawyers at the same time, siyempre feeling mo yung security. Hindi naman sa, wala naman kami nari-receive na whatever. Kaya lang, aminin na natin na may mga bagay na kung kakayanin lang natin na mapigilan, mapigilan na kaagad. Because medyo controversial din kasi yung personalidad,&quot; he said.</p><p>Guo was accused of facilitating the operation of an illegal POGO hub in Bamban, Tarlac, where nearly 300 foreigners were rescued.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fzvLKlBz4Ck?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Commission on Election (Comelec) filed on Tuesday a material misrepresentation complaint against dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo.</p>

The Commission on Election (Comelec) filed on Tuesday a material misrepresentation complaint against dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo.

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Comelec files poll rap vs Guo before Tarlac court

Willard Cheng,

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Published October 29, 2024 02:28 PM PHT

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Updated October 30, 2024 04:07 PM PHT

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