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

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Victoria Tulad

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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/172300423052920240516-alice-guo-HO-4.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);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:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. <em>Photo from Mayor Alice Leal Guo Facebook</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div><br id="isPasted"/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA – Suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s camp said Wednesday there was “no evidence” that could bolster the human trafficking case against her at the Department of Justice (DOJ), which has been submitted for resolution. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Malabo naman ‘yung case na ‘yun,” Guo’s lawyer Stephen David said in a message. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Wala naman evidence na involved siya sa human trafficking. Mas maganda sa court na lang mag-prepare ng defense.”</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(That case is not founded. She is not involved in human trafficking. It is better to prepare our defense in court.) </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/12/paocc-cites-strong-evidence-to-prove-alice-guo-s-pogo-ties-1458">PAOCC cites &#x27;strong evidence&#x27; to prove Alice Guo&#x27;s POGO ties</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The DOJ said the case had been submitted for resolution and that Guo failed to file her counter affidavit. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, David said that the separate election offense complaint that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is posed to file against Guo was “premature.” </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Right now we have not received any correspondence from the court or Comelec. It is hard to comment on a petition which we have not yet evaluated. However, as a lawyer, l have my reservations as to the filing of this petition. It seems this is a premature step considering that the issue on the validity of the Certificate of Birth Registration of Mayor Guo is still pending determination by the court,” David said. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“So, what could be the basis for the Comelec to allege that Mayor Guo made misrepresentations on her Certificate of Candidacy?” he added.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On Tuesday, the Comelec en banc approved the recommendation of the poll body’s law department to file a complaint against Guo for material misrepresentation.</span></div><div><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/6/comelec-approves-misrepresentation-complaint-vs-guo-1346">Comelec approves misrepresentation complaint vs Guo</a></div>

<p>Suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s camp said Wednesday there was “no evidence” that could bolster the human trafficking case against her. </p>

Suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s camp said Wednesday there was “no evidence” that could bolster the human trafficking case against her.

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‘No evidence’ that Guo is involved in human trafficking, says her lawyer

Victoria Tulad,

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Published Aug 07, 2024 12:45 PM PHT

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