Alice Guo

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Alice Leal Guo (Chinese: 郭華萍; pinyin: Guō Huápíng; Wade–Giles: Kuo1 Hua2-p'ing2; IPA: [kwó xwǎpʰǐŋ]; born August 31, 1990,) is a Chinese convicted criminal, businesswoman, and former politician in the Philippines who served as the de facto mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, from June 30, 2022, to August 13, 2024. Guo was accused of being a Chinese spy, though The Economist states that these allegations were unlikely to be true. She has also faced investigations over her alleged involvement in illegal gambling and other criminal activities. In June 2024, she was suspended for up to six months as mayor by the Ombudsman after the Department of the Interior and Local Government filed graft charges against her over alleged connections with Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) activities in her municipality. She was dismissed by the Ombudsman on August 13, 2024. In a Senate committee inquiry following the raids in Bamban in 2023 and 2024, Guo was alleged by senators Risa Hontiveros and Win Gatchalian...

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