Allowing Alice Guo to seek reelection is ridiculous – Sen. Villanueva

Former Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo, otherwise known as Guo Hua Ping. — File photo from the Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau)

MANILA, Philippines — “It would be ridiculous if she would still be allowed to run again,” Sen. Joel Villanueva stressed on Friday, referring to dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo’s reported plan to seek reelection in the 2025 midterm elections.

In a statement on Friday, Villanueva noted Guo’s pending cases filed by various agencies in relation to her true identity.

“While the Commission on Elections is constrained to accept Guo Hua Ping’s Certificate of Candidacy as part of their ministerial duty, we note that there is a pending material misrepresentation case against her when she ran for mayor in 2022, along with several cases filed by other agencies pertaining to her true identity. It would be ridiculous if she would still be allowed to run again,” said Villanueva.

According to Villanueva, it can no longer be denied that Guo Hua Ping is a fake Filipino.

He said what Guo has done is a “violation and blasphemy” of Philippine laws.

The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed Guo as mayor of Bamban  she faces complaints for graft, qualified human trafficking, money laundering, and tax evasion.