MANILA – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Friday filed a petition seeking the cancellation of the birth certificate of suspended Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo.
Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said the petition was filed on the ground of Guo’s failure to comply with the legal requirements for late registration, among others.
“The cancellation of her birth certificate will lay the groundwork for the subsequent filing of a petition for quo warranto,” Guevarra said in a statement.
A quo warranto petition is an exclusive power by the Solicitor General to remove a public official deemed holding a government position unlawfully because he or she is unqualified or ineligible for the position.
Previously, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed that Guo has the same fingerprints as Chinese passport holder Guo Hua Ping.
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was the one who first raised suspicions that Guo is the same person as Guo Hua Ping, citing documents from the Board of Investments (BOI) and the Bureau of Immigration.
In a statement last month, Guo’s lawyers said she is ready to address allegations against her by providing “substantial evidence” proving that she is a real Filipino.
The identity of Guo was put in question as she claimed in a Senate hearing that she has forgotten or has no knowledge of her personal details like her place of birth and name of school attended.
Guo only has a certificate of live birth, wherein it was declared that her father is a Filipino, but her father’s business records show that he declared that he is a Chinese national.
Additionally, Guo only registered as a voter in 2021 and won the mayoral election in Bambam town in Tarlac in 2022 despite having no background in politics.
Guo is being questioned for alleged involvement in an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (POGO) hub in Baofu compound, which is located in Bambam, Tarlac./PN
