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Michael Delizo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176423474754920240919-quadcomm-hearing-guo-ong-MD-8.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo attends a Quad Comm hearing into illegal POGOs, September 19, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — The Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 167 has denied the motion filed by ousted Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo seeking to remain at the Pasig City Jail Female Dormitory instead of being transferred to the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City, a jail official said Thursday.</p><p>This means that Guo — convicted of qualified human trafficking, a non-bailable offense that carries a heavy penalty under Philippine law — will be transferred to the female penal institution.</p><p>In a phone call with ABS-CBN News, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) spokesperson JSupt. Jayrex Joseph Bustinera said they were awaiting the court order for the transfer following the court resolution issued on Wednesday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/20/pasig-court-finds-alice-guo-others-guilty-of-human-trafficking-over-tarlac-pogo-0938">READ: Alice Guo found guilty of qualified human trafficking over Tarlac POGO</a></div><p>The Pasig court earlier found Guo guilty over her links to alleged large-scale human trafficking operations connected to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in her town.</p><p>She and her seven co-accused were sentenced to life imprisonment and fined P2 million, in addition to monetary reparations for the victims.</p><p>Her camp had cited in their motion concerns over Guo’s safety and security should she be moved to the national women’s correctional facility.</p><div><iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pZVC9I5NE3U" title="Alice Guo to appeal human trafficking conviction | ANC" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/krqjZZDajZo" title="Risa, Bam on conviction of Alice Guo, cohorts | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>The Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 167 has denied the motion filed by ousted Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo seeking to remain at the Pasig City Jail Female Dormitory instead of being transferred to the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, a jail official said.</p>

The Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 167 has denied the motion filed by ousted Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo seeking to remain at the Pasig City Jail Female Dormitory instead of being transferred to the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, a jail official said.

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Pasig court denies Alice Guo’s plea to stay in city jail

Michael Delizo,

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Published November 27, 2025 05:07 PM PHT

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Updated November 27, 2025 05:12 PM PHT

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