MANILA – Bamban, Tarlac’s Mayor Alice Guo denied being a “Chinese asset” following her appearance in the Senate that led to questions about her true nationality.
In an interview with ABS-CBN News’ Karen Davila on Monday night, the mayor said she is not a Chinese spy as she is a Filipino and she loves the Philippines.
“Ang gusto kong sabihin sa lahat ng publiko, hindi po ako spy ng China. Ako po ay isang Pilipino. Mahal ko ang sarili kong bansa… Hindi po ako asset,” Guo said.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros had previously floated the possibility that Guo could be a “Chinese asset”, citing her questionable background, which the latter failed to clarify during a Senate panel hearing.
Guo further said she was a “love child” of her father with their former maid, who she has been looking for since she was elected as Bamban town mayor.
“Ayoko pong ma-judge po ako ng tao, at lalong-lalo na po, ayokong sabihin sa akin ng tao, ah anak ‘yan ng katulong. Ayoko po ‘yun,” Guo said. “Before nangyari ‘to, galit po ako sa biological mother ko. Kasi iniwanan niya ako eh.”
“Pero after this po, gusto ko siya makita. Gusto ko makita sa mata niya, na sabihin po niya sa akin, mahal niya ako,” she added. “Siguro blessing in disguise na rin po, gusto ko po siya makita. Gusto ko po siya mahanap.”
“Iniwanan man niya ako 38 years ago, siguro po para sa ikakabuti po, para sa aking future. Pero ngayon po gusto ko po maramdaman at makasama man lang ang aking sariling biological mother,” Guo further said.
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 showed that he declared he is a Chinese national.
Additionally, Guo only registered as a voter in 2021 and won the mayoral election in Bamban in 2022 despite having no background in politics./PN
