Where did Alice Guo? Philippine mayor who allegedly spied for China has fled country: senator

Senator Risa Hontiveros, who led the Senate hearing committee that grilled Guo’s links to criminality involving Philippine offshore gambling operators (Pogos) as well as her citizenship, revealed information that Guo left the country last month and travelled to Kuala Lumpur.

As proof, Hontiveros presented the Senate with an immigration entry card that Guo supposedly used to enter Malaysia that showed she entered Kuala Lumpur past midnight on July 18.

The senator added that one of her sources had told her Guo had then travelled to Singapore where she met her father, as well as her suspected mother and brother, who reportedly flew in from China.

“Who allowed this travesty to happen? Who is responsible for this? Alice Guo would not have been able to leave if there was no government official helping her,” Hontiveros said, adding that the situation felt like they were being “cooked in their own grease.”

Guo’s lawyer Stephen David said they planned to appeal the dismissal after the ombudsman found the mayor guilty of “grave misconduct” for her ties to the gaming firm found in her hometown.

Yet the Department of Justice denied Hontiveros’ claim that Guo left the country, saying that they did not receive reports of any attempted departure from the Bureau of Immigration.

Guo had also reportedly filed a motion in her case before the Department of Justice on Friday, attaching a notarised counter affidavit dated August 14, Justice officials said.

Justice undersecretary Nicholas Ty added that law enforcement agencies reported sightings of Guo after July 18.

Yet senator and broadcaster Raffy Tulfo said that it was still possible that Guo boarded a private plane to flee the Philippines.

“Passengers who want to fly abroad in a chartered plane no