Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends the hearing on human trafficking called by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality and the Committee on Migrant Workers; and Public Order and Dangerous Drugs. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday said it canceled the passport of former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. 

The DFA the cancellation of Guo’s passport took effect on Sept. 30, after her biometrics matched that of Chinese Guo Hua Ping in National Bureau of Investigation’s files. 

The agency noted that passports could be canceled if these were acquired fraudulently, tampered with, or issued erroneously. 

“The DFA is committed to upholding the security and integrity of issuing Philippine passports and assures the public that fraudulent application and acquisition of passports are referred to law enforcement agencies for investigation and prosecution,” it said. 

“The DFA enforces Zero Tolerance Policy for unscrupulous individuals circumventing the Philippine passport application and issuance procedures,” the agency added.  

The Palace in August sought the cancellation of the passports of Guo her siblings Wesley Guo and Sheila Guo, and POGO representative Cassandra Ong after they fled the country. 

“One of the grounds for the cancellation of a Philippine passport is when the court issues an order for its cancellation as the holder is a fugitive from justice,” Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin noted at that time. 

The Guo sisters and Ong were eventually arrested in Indonesia and brought back to the Philippines.

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