Comelec may disqualify Alice Guo from Bamban mayoral race – OSG
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may disqualify dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo (real name: Guo Hua Ping) from the 2025 elections for misrepresentation unless restrained by a court, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said on Sunday.
Guevarra made the pronouncement after Guo’s legal counsel Stephen David confirmed that she would seek reelection.
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“Guo may file her certificate of candidacy (COC), but the Comelec may disqualify her for misrepresentation and not include her name in the ballot for the May 2025 elections, unless the Comelec is restrained by the court,” Guevarra told reporters.
He also said Guo may even face “perjury charges” should it be proven that she lied under oath while filing her COC.
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Article continues after this advertisementGuo is facing graft, qualified human trafficking, money laundering, and tax evasion charges. She is also being investigated by Congress over her alleged links to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators.
She is currently detained at the Pasig City Jail Female Dormitory, following her arrest in Jakarta, Indonesia where she fled to last July.