Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

Chinese woman posing as Filipino nabbed at NAIA. Photo from Bureau of Immigration

Article (news)

Rowegie Abanto

ABS-CBN News

<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/1752476909034Screen Shot 2025-07-14 at 3.05.58 PM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Chinese woman posing as Filipino nabbed at NAIA. <em>Photo from the Bureau of Immigration</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Law enforcement agencies have arrested a Chinese woman said to be misrepresenting herself as a Filipino, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Monday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/17/lawmaker-vows-reforms-in-birth-certificate-registration-958">Lawmaker vows reforms in birth certificate registration</a></div><p>BI operatives and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) apprehended the foreigner Wang Xiuju — described by the BI as &quot;Alice Guo of the Metro&quot; — at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday.</p><p>She arrived from Kuala Lumpur and was arrested by the BI border control and intelligence unit officers.</p><p>BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado in a statement said he ordered the monitoring of Wang Xiuju&#x27;s travels after they received information from the NBI regarding her &quot;suspicious identity.&quot;</p><div><a 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>Wang, 43, has been using the alias Cassia Palma Poliquit, according to the BI.</p><p>A cross-examination of Wang&#x27;s records revealed that &quot;Poliquit had the exact same fingerprint records as Wang, confirming that they are indeed the same person.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Wang is considered to be the &#x27;Alice Guo&#x27; of the Metro, after the BI received intelligence information on her involvement in businesses selling and distributing electric vehicles in Metro Manila — all while using a fraudulently-acquired Filipino identity,&quot; BI said.</p><p>Wang is said to have a Philippine passport as well as a birth certificate, which was acquired through late registration &quot;despite being a Chinese national holding an investor&#x27;s visa,&quot; the immigration said.</p><p>Wang was placed in the BI wardens&#x27; facility pending deportation proceedings.</p><p>A Manila court last month ruled that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and Chinese national Guo Hua Ping <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/29/court-alice-guo-is-chinese-term-as-bamban-mayor-is-void-1114">are the same</a>.</p><p>Guo had previously asserted that she is Filipino and denied links to crimes under the now-illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/30/wanted-a-law-that-prevents-future-alice-guos-1054">Wanted: A law that prevents future Alice Guos</a></div><p>The discovery of Guo&#x27;s Chinese citizenship has raised concerns about national security and loopholes in the Philippine civil registry and its laws.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><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/5DjnITqlugs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The BI ordered the monitoring of the woman's travels after they received information from the NBI regarding her "suspicious identity."</p>

The BI ordered the monitoring of the woman's travels after they received information from the NBI regarding her "suspicious identity."

Another 'Alice Guo'? BI nabs Chinese woman allegedly posing as Filipino

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Sudoku

Word of the Day

Lotto

Horoscope

Nation

Another 'Alice Guo'? BI nabs Chinese woman allegedly posing as Filipino

Rowegie Abanto,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 14, 2025 03:15 PM PHT

|

Updated July 14, 2025 03:19 PM PHT

Read More:

ABSNews

ANC promo

Alice Guo of Metro

Chinese

immigration

crime

politics

Alice Guo

Guo

Guo Hua Ping

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.