Alice Guo
Alice Guo | |||||||||||||||||||
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郭華萍 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Mayor of Bamban, Tarlac | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2022 – August 13, 2024 Suspended from June 3, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Mayor | Leonardo Anunciacion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jose Antonio Feliciano | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Erano Timbang (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Guo Hua Ping August 31, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Chinese (publicly claimed to be Filipino until disputed in 2024; birth certificate voided in September 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Independent (until 2023; 2024–present) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | NPC (2023–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Criminal status | Incarcerated | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conviction | Qualified human trafficking | ||||||||||||||||||
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment; ₱2 million fine | ||||||||||||||||||
Date apprehended | September 3, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Imprisoned at | Correctional Institution for Women, Mandaluyong (since December 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 郭华萍 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 郭華萍 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 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 and 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 (DILG) 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 to have links to illegal POGO activities. Her Filipino citizenship was also questioned and investigated due to inconsistencies in her documents and testimony.
In July 2024, Guo's assets were frozen and an arrest order was issued for her. In August 2024, it was reported that she had fled the Philippines on July 17 for Malaysia, and then traveled to Singapore, and finally to Indonesia. She was arrested in Indonesia on September 3, 2024, and deported back to the Philippines on September 5, where she was detained in police custody. As of March 2025, she was on trial in six separate cases that could lead to decades in prison and had been barred from running for public office again. She pleaded not guilty to human trafficking charges. In June 2025, Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 34 declared her term as mayor null and void ab initio, rendering her tenure de facto and ruling that she was, in fact, a Chinese citizen.
Guo was convicted of human trafficking on November 20, 2025, and sentenced to life imprisonment.