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Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo testifies at the Senate hearing in Pasay City on May 22, 2024 as she faces questions on her identity and alleged ties to a raided POGO hub in her town. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo testifies at the Senate hearing in Pasay City on May 22, 2024 as she faces questions on her identity and alleged ties to a raided POGO hub in her town. The Senate resumed its investigation on the alleged human trafficking and cyber fraud ops in Clark and Tarlac. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Jeffrey Hernaez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171939637677420240522-mayor-alice-guo-VU2A7700-MD.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo testifies at the Senate hearing in Pasay City on May 22, 2024 as she faces questions on her identity and alleged ties to a raided POGO hub in her town. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo testifies at the Senate hearing in Pasay City on May 22, 2024 as she faces questions on her identity and alleged ties to a raided POGO hub in her town. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) believes that the recommendation of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to cancel the birth certificate of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo will not affect the complaint against her.</p><p>According to DOJ Spokesperson Atty. Mico Clavano, the cancellation of Guo&#x27;s birth certificate is a separate issue.</p><p>&quot;Sa tingin ko naman hindi maapektuhan iyong complaint sa kanya dahil that is a completely different issue,&quot; Clavano said.</p><p>(&quot;I think the complaint against her will not be affected because that is a completely different issue.&quot;)</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/26/nbi-doc-shows-there-are-two-alice-leal-guo-1652">READ: NBI doc shows there are two Alice Leal Guo; mayor a no-show in hearing</a></div><p>However, those involved in issuing the fake birth certificate to Guo may also face charges if the document is proven to be fake.</p><p>&quot;Kapag nakita talaga natin na may anomaly yung pagkuha niya ng pekeng birth certificate then all those na sangkot sa pag-issue ng pekeng birth certificate ay makakasuhan din at iyon din ang isa sa tinitingnan natin dati pa,&quot; Clavano said.</p><p>(&quot;If we find that there was an anomaly in obtaining the fake birth certificate, then all those involved in issuing the fake birth certificate will also be charged, and that is one of the things we have been looking into for a while.&quot;)</p><p>&quot;Sa mga POGO, sa mga raids, may nakita tayong mge pekeng ID, government issued IDs. Iyon po ay isa mga tinitingnan po ng DOJ dahil it really erodes yung trust and credibility ng mga institutions ng gobyerno and if this happens medyo nakakaabala iyan and it will affect our performance as a country,&quot; Clavano explained.</p><p>(&quot;In our raids on POGOs, we have found fake IDs, government-issued IDs. This is one of the issues the DOJ is looking into because it really erodes the trust and credibility of government institutions, and if this happens, it will be disruptive and affect our performance as a country.&quot;)</p><p>Meanwhile, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said he is seriously considering the recommendation of the PSA.</p><p>&quot;Yes, we are seriously considering PSA’s recommendation to file a petition for the cancellation of Mayor Guo’s birth certificate,&quot; Guevarra said in a statement. &quot;But this will just be a part of a bigger legal action that we cannot publicly disclose at this time.&quot;</p><p>The PSA recommendation came after Senator Risa Hontiveros revealed that Mayor Guo apparently stole the identity of a different Alice Leal Guo who has the same birthdate as the mayor.</p><p>The Office of Solicitor General had earlier said that a quo warranto petition may be filed against Guo’s position as mayor. -- <strong>with a report from Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/26/senate-probe-into-illegal-pogos-resumes-without-alice-guo-1118">READ: Senate probe into illegal POGOs resumes without Alice Guo</a></div><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/2J6vo3B0Jsk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div>

<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) believes that the recommendation of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to cancel the birth certificate of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo will not affect the complaint against her.</p>

The Department of Justice (DOJ) believes that the recommendation of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to cancel the birth certificate of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo will not affect the complaint against her.

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DOJ: Birth certificate cancellation won't affect case vs Mayor Guo

Jeffrey Hernaez,

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Published Jun 26, 2024 06:09 PM PHT

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