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Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. Photo from Mayor Alice Leal Guo Facebook



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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

Victoria Tulad

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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/1720601047798171578345164220240515-guo-alice-HO-2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align:left">Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. <em>Photo from Mayor Alice Leal Guo Facebook</em></p><p>MANILA — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said embattled Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo was not homeschooled by &quot;Teacher Rubilyn&quot; as she earlier claimed and instead studied at a Quezon City school from 2000 to 2003.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/15/for-acquaintances-mayor-alice-guo-a-good-person-long-time-resident-2131">• For acquaintances, Mayor Alice Guo a &#x27;good person&#x27;, &#x27;long-time resident&#x27;</a></div><p>School records obtained by Gatchalian showed that &quot;<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">Guo Hua Ping,&quot; the Chinese woman believed to be Guo, had attended <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">Grace Christian High School over two decades ago.</span></span></p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F1116934626050140%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="429" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;Nag-aral siya sa pareho kong school. For grades 1, 2 and 3 from year 2000 to 2003. Hindi siya home schooled ni Rubilyn, nag-aral po talaga siya. Sa pagkakatanda ko sa school namin, walang farm po doon, puro building,&quot; Gatchalian said.</p><p>(She studied in the same school I went to, in Grace Christian High School, for grades 1, 2 and 3. Year 2000 to 2003. She was not homeschooled by Rubilyn. She really studied.)</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:612px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1720600858806450515454_915554007286523_6884588362793854504_n.jpg" style="width:612px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">School records obtained by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian showed that &quot;<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">Guo Hua Ping,&quot; the Chinese woman believed to be Guo, had attended <span 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">Grace Christian High School. Office of Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian</span></span></span></span></span></div><p>Gatchalian alleged that a birth certificate from China was included in Guo’s enrollment documents. He said the certificate indicated that Guo’s mother is Wen Yi Lin, while her father is Jian Zhong Guo.</p><p>Guo has repeatedly said that her real mother is Filipino Amelia Leal.</p><p>The mayor previously said she never went to a formal school and was only homeschooled by &quot;Teacher Rubilyn&quot; in their farm. </p><p>Guo was not present in the hearing due to health issues, a reason rejected by senators that moved to cite her in contempt. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/10/senate-panel-cites-alice-guo-in-contempt-to-seek-arrest-warrant-1044">• Senate panel cites Alice Guo in contempt, to seek arrest warrant</a></div><div><em> </em></div><div><br/></div>

<p>School records obtained by Sen. Gatchalian showed that "Guo Hua Ping," the Chinese woman believed to be Guo, had attended Grace Christian High School over two decades ago.</p>

School records obtained by Sen. Gatchalian showed that "Guo Hua Ping," the Chinese woman believed to be Guo, had attended Grace Christian High School over two decades ago.

Alice Guo attended QC school, not homeschooled by 'Teacher Rubilyn': records

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Alice Guo attended QC school, not homeschooled by 'Teacher Rubilyn': records

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

Victoria Tulad,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 10, 2024 05:11 PM PHT

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Updated July 11, 2024 01:05 AM PHT

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