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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/17513494131361751349411961.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Dismissed mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, Alice Guo attends the senate hearing called by the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality in Pasay City on September 9, 2024. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Bureau of Immigration has welcomed the Manila Regional Trial Court’s (RTC) decision declaring Alice Guo&#x27;s term as Bamban City mayor void for being “undoubtedly Chinese,” saying this case highlighted the danger of foreign infiltration and a threat to national security.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/29/court-alice-guo-is-chinese-term-as-bamban-mayor-is-void-1114">Court: Alice Guo is Chinese, term as Bamban mayor is void</a></div><p>“This case highlights the dangers of foreign infiltration and how it can threaten national security from within,” said BI Commissioner Joel Viado.</p><p>Viado noted the RTC’s decision is a significant development in exposing attempts to circumvent immigration and election laws. </p><p>“This case reveals how a foreign national was able to penetrate public office using false documents and a fabricated identity… This court decision further cements our legal basis and supports the government’s ongoing efforts to protect our borders and institutions,” he said. </p><p>The case of Alice Guo, revealed to actually be Guo Hua Ping, exposed that late birth registration is being abused to be issued a fake birth certificate. </p><p>In 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority said it was investigating about 50,000 alleged fake delayed birth registration. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/26/psa-investigating-50-000-suspected-fake-delayed-birth-registrations-2133">PSA investigating 50,000 suspected fake delayed birth registrations</a></div><p>Last year, Chinese national Tony Yang who was also linked in POGO operations, admitted having obtained a fraudulent birth certificate through late registration.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/24/tony-yang-admits-having-fraudulent-ph-birth-certificate-in-senate-pogo-probe-1107">Tony Yang admits having fraudulent PH birth certificate &#x27;obtained by grandpa&#x27;</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wpD7eJpUEU0?si=D3AuHhDeCyO0Eqin" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>“This case highlights the dangers of foreign infiltration and how it can threaten national security from within,” said BI Commissioner Joel Viado.</p>

“This case highlights the dangers of foreign infiltration and how it can threaten national security from within,” said BI Commissioner Joel Viado.

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Alice Guo’s case highlights danger of foreign infiltration, threat to national security: Immigration

Marilyn Cahatol,

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Published Jul 01, 2025 02:26 PM PHT

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