MANILA, Philippines – THE Bureau of Immigration believes dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo may have exited the country through illegal means which implies she may have passed through without the required checks of Philippine Immigration authorities.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said they have received intelligence that Guo has illegally traveled to Malaysia as early as July supporting the revelation of Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
“We received intelligence information from our counterparts abroad that Guo illegally left for Malaysia then flew to Singapore,” said Tansingco. She then allegedly flew to Singapore with siblings Sheila Leal Guo and Wesley Leal Guo on July 21.
Tansingco made the statement a few days after arriving from an ASEAN meeting of immigration heads in Vietnam.
Tansingco clarified that while Guo’s name is listed in the Department of Justice-issued immigration lookout bulletin (ILBO), her supposed departure is not recorded in the BI’s system and centralized database.
The BI has a presence at all regular international ports of entry and exit like international airports and seaports, however, informal exit points are managed and monitored by other aviation or maritime agencies.
“So far we have not received any turnover or reports related to Guo from other agencies, including those manning our maritime borders,” he stated.
Tansingco said information on Guo’s travel history came from very reliable sources. In fact, reports came to him that the group has already traveled to Indonesia.
Hontiveros earlier revealed that Guo had already left the country and was able to evade tracking because she passed through blind spots.
The senator then asked who allowed Guo’s escape to happen.
“Hindi makakaalis si Alice Guo kung walang tumulong sa kanya na mga opisyales ng pamahalaan,” Hontiveros said.
The Department of Justice had countered this statement saying the ex-town chief is still in the country as far as they know.
