Dismissed mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, Alice Guo attends the senate hearing called by the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on September 9, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

ALICE GUO-SENATE

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726038733211e315fc7b1fc6f0042dca5596a3996a2d7618d0d8ab2ee7f813c75ba0f1712228.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The municipal hall of Bamban, Tarlac. Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Jose Antonio Feliciano on Wednesday said he was &quot;not that close&quot; to Alice Guo despite endorsing her to be his successor in the 2022 elections.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/5/21/bamban-residents-show-support-for-embattled-mayor-guo-2135">• Bamban residents show support for embattled Mayor Guo</a></div><p>Feliciano, who served as Bamban mayor from 2013 until 2022, said his relationship with Guo was only &quot;civil&quot; and casual. </p><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/JFnHkIGd8RA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>&quot;Civil lang ang relasyon namin ni Alice Guo, hindi kami masyadong close... [We greet each other] in passing, pag nag-iimbita sila sa okasyon, hi-hello lang, hindi ganon kalalim,&quot; he told Teleradyo Serbisyo.</p><p>Despite their alleged casual ties, Feliciano admitted that he was actually the one who encouraged Guo to run as mayor after his falling out with another local official he was supposed to endorse.</p><div><a 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>&quot;Tinanong ko s&#x27;ya kung interesado s&#x27;ya kasi during that time nagka-falling out kami nung dati kong kapitan na dapat ieendorso ko. Dahil gipit na sa panahon, natanong ko s&#x27;ya sa isang okasyon,&quot; Feliciano recalled.</p><p>He said it took Guo, who calls him &quot;tito mayor,&quot; around 2 months to finally agree to run as Bamban mayor.</p><p>&quot;Oh sige tito mayor susubukan natin kung tatanggapin tayo ng tao, kung paano natin tutulungan ang tao ng Bamban,&quot; Feliciano said, quoting Guo.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>WHY PICK GUO?</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><div style="text-align:left"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172604029905720240909-senate-alice-guo-MD657.jpg" style="width:900px" 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">Dismissed mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, Alice Guo attends the senate hearing called by the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on September 9, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</span> </span></span></span></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><p>But if they were not close, then why did Feliciano pick Guo as his successor? </p><p>According to Feliciano, Bamban needed a leader, preferably a businessperson, who understands agriculture, which is the main livelihood in the town. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/alice-guo-grilled-on-bank-transactions-pogo-hub-s-electricity-bills-2306">• Alice Guo grilled on bank transactions, POGO hub’s electricity bills</a></div><p>&quot;Alam niyo naman ang bayan natin maliit lang so kailangan yung papalit sa &#x27;tin medyo nakakaintindi sa negosyo. Dahil sa konting pera na naiipon ng munisipyo, kailangan magastos nang tama,&quot; Feliciano said in justifying his decision.</p><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;Naisip ko isang karangalan na siya ang papalit sa akin sa Bamban,&quot; he added.</span><strong></strong></div><p>Feliciano said Guo was known in their town as a hog raiser who frequently visited the municipal hall. He also never doubted Guo&#x27;s background because she and her family had been in Bamban before he was even a mayor. </p><p>Guo was accused of using her position as mayor to facilitate the operation of an illegal POGO hub in Bamban.</p><p>The National Bureau of Investigation also found that she has the same fingerprints as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping and had no Filipino blood to make her eligible for public office. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/28/nbi-findings-on-guo-prove-fake-filipino-ran-for-public-office-senator-817">• NBI findings on Guo prove ‘fake Filipino’ ran for office, says senator</a></div><p>Guo, who was dismissed from office, is facing criminal complaints over her alleged POGO ties and faked identity.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></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/fzvLKlBz4Ck?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Feliciano, who served as Bamban mayor from 2013 until 2022, said his relationship with Guo was only "civil" and casual.</p>

Feliciano, who served as Bamban mayor from 2013 until 2022, said his relationship with Guo was only "civil" and casual.

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Ex-Bamban mayor who endorsed Guo speaks up: 'Hindi kami masyadong close'

Ex-Bamban mayor who endorsed Guo speaks up: 'Hindi kami masyadong close'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Sep 11, 2024 03:48 PM PHT

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