The Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality inquiry into reports of human trafficking, scams and other alleged crimes involving POGOs of Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac.
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00:00Who is this woman whose name is Alice Leal-Guo but doesn't look like a mayor?
00:08Is there a chance that there was a switching?
00:12I also have a question for the woman who is in your clearance.
00:16Her name is either Alice Leal-Guo or the real Alice Leal-Guo.
00:22Can the NBI ascertain the real Alice Leal-Guo
00:28if she is still alive or dead?
00:31The chair's motion to subpoena Mayor Alice Leal-Guo, Lin Wen-Ye,
00:37Guo Jiangzhong, Sheila Leal, Simon Leal, and Wesley Leal.
00:46What are the grounds of Alice Guo for not attending the hearing in her letter?
00:52Yes. And I read. This is the letter of explanation of Mayor Guo.
01:00On 21 June 2024, I received an invitation.
01:04The public hearing dated 20 June 2024 from this Honorable Committee,
01:08inviting my presence as a resource person to the foresaid public hearing
01:12scheduled on 26 June 2024 at 10 o'clock in the morning.
01:18Regrettably, I would like to most respectfully inform this Honorable Committee
01:23that I cannot attend and participate in the said hearing
01:26because I personally believe that I am not fit to appear
01:31as one of the resource person to the said inquiry.
01:34Truth be told, my exposure to prolonged stress and high level of anxiety,
01:39owing to the concerning and malicious accusation thrown against me,
01:43have adversely affected and caused serious impact on my physical and mental health.
01:48The Mayor believes she is not fit to be a resource person,
01:52but the Committee obviously believes she is fit to be a resource person.
01:56That is why we invited her again.
01:58Please proceed, Comsec.
02:00With all due respect, as you may already know,
02:02I am placed under preventive suspension for six months by the Office of the Ombudsman
02:07while the administrative charges filed against me are pending.
02:12Worse, our motion for reconsideration with motion to leave preventive suspension
02:17dated 10 June 2024 was denied and in an order dated 18 June 2024.
02:24Second, several letters of authority were served to me and to my other legitimate businesses
02:30as the Bureau of Internal Revenue commenced their assessment.
02:34Third, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission
02:39has openly filed a criminal complaint against me,
02:42charging me with a non-bailable offense of qualified human trafficking.
02:48More importantly, I have been exposed to public ridicule,
02:52humiliation and hatred for several months now,
02:56tarnishing my public image, character and reputation.
03:00Unfortunately, I have already been prejudged guilty by the public
03:05despite the absence of any finding by the Court of Law and proper tribunals.
03:11In view of the foregoing, please accept my most sincere apologies
03:15for my absence and for any inconvenience this may have caused the Committee.
03:20I would like to emphasize that I have no ill will or slightest intent to disrespect,
03:25disregard or disobey this Honorable Committee.
03:30From Ms. Alice Goh.
03:31Thank you, Comsec.
03:32Unfortunately, the non-appearance of Mayor Alice Goh is a disregard of the invitation of the Committee.
03:41And even if there are ongoing processes in the Office of the Ombudsman,
03:45in the BIR, in PAOC,
03:47that is not a reason for her not to appear here.
03:55So, at the proper time, I will consider ordering the issuance of a subpoena
04:01to Mayor Alice Goh.
04:04What about the other persons invited?
04:07Comsec, Goh, Jian, Zhong, Sheila Goh, Wesley Goh, and Lin Wen Ye?
04:14There's no reply from them except that reply of the lawyer
04:18that he's not representing the other member of the family.
04:22Which is a non-reply of the lawyer.
04:26The same, the Chair will consider ordering the issuance of subpoenas
04:30as well to the other persons invited.
04:33Alice Goh is only the tip of an iceberg.
04:38If what the Executive Session of a few weeks ago and just a while ago shared with us
04:46this Committee hearing is in the process of uncovering a deep and deadly web of bad actors
04:54involving international criminal syndicates, local and national politicians,
05:00and perhaps, malevolent elements of a foreign state.
05:04The information we receive is shocking.
05:08So, in my opinion, it is important to thoroughly investigate.
05:13First, let us tackle head-on this issue of the identity of Alice Goh.
05:20Alice Goh has sent an excuse letter to our Committee because she cannot attend.
05:27This is truly unfortunate because she has a lot to answer to us.
05:34As has already been reported, Alice Goh's Chinese identity appears to be Goh Haping,
05:43fully Chinese, with two Chinese parents.
05:47We saw this in the Special Investment Resident Visa or SIRV application of Lin Wen Ye.
05:56We also found that there is Alice Leal Goh in the NBI database.
06:08This is Alice Goh.
06:12Friends, I want you all to take a good hard look at this document.
06:17The same birthday of the birth certificate of Alice Leal Goh who ran for Mayor, July 12, 1986.
06:27The spelling of the name is the same but the face is different.
06:32I have a lot of questions.
06:37Is it a coincidence that there are two Alice Leal Gohs who were born on July 12, 1986 in Tarlac?
06:48Is it a coincidence that this NBI clearance was applied for just a few days
06:55before the date of filing of the delayed registration of birth of the other Alice Leal Goh in Tarlac City?
07:05Or is this a case of stolen identity?
07:10Has Goh Haping assumed the identity of a Filipino woman and then nearly a decade later run for public office?
07:22Who is this woman named Alice Leal Goh but does not look like a Mayor?
07:36Where is she now?
07:39Why did Goh Haping have to steal the identity of Ms. Alice Leal Goh
07:48If she already has a validly-issued investor's visa, will she be allowed to stay here permanently?
07:56Which leads us to our next question.
07:59How large and what is the nature of Alice Goh's networks?
08:05We have evidence that there is a link between Bamban Pogo Hub and Clarkson Valley.
08:13This is a logo of our first ocular with video rooms and models for Love Scam.
08:22So let's go on now with the Board of Investments.
08:26We'll flash again the SIRV of Goh Haping and the BOI letter to the BI dated 4th June 2024.
08:37Are you familiar with these documents and can you explain to us the context of these documents?
09:07This refers to Lin Wen Yee.
09:15Ms. Lin applied for SIRV along with her dependents Goh Haping, Goh Jiang Long, and Goh Xiang Dian.
09:28Their SIRV were granted 25 May 2000.
09:34They invested $75,000 in Triumph Embroidery Center Inc., formerly Hua Fei Embroidery Center Inc.,
09:44a business enterprise engaged in rendering embroidery services.
09:49The said firm is considered an eligible form of investment under the SIRV rules and regulations.
09:57The existence of the said investment was confirmed via an ocular inspection conducted by the BOI on May 22, 2002.
10:09The following documents were submitted for the revalidation of their SIRV because this is part of the SIRV process.
10:19Valid Chinese Passports, Alien Certificates of Registration, SEC Registration, and Articles of Incorporation of Hua Fei Embroidery Center,
10:31a Certificate of Inward Remittance issued by the Banco Central of the Philippines, dated September 30, 1999.
10:40Now, in line with our rules, after the validation of foreign nationals' eligibility for SIRV,
10:49their names were endorsed to the Bureau of Immigration for the grant of the visa.
10:54The Bureau of Immigration conducts its own validation process and then acts on the BOI endorsement by implementing the visas in sticker form onto the holders' passports.
11:06Their SIRV were cancelled on August 22, 2011.
11:12As represented by the letter of the holders' authorized representative, they were applying for Special Resident Retirees Visa or SRRV with the Philippine Retirement Authority.
11:26This was as of September 12, 2011.
11:30Upon verification by BOI with PRA, the said foreign nationals are currently active holders of the SRRV.
11:39Now, we also provided, Madam Chair, copies of the following documents to the Senate in reply to the June 19 and June 20 letters.
11:50The accomplished SIRV application form, the initial report of investment by the applicant,
11:56the accomplished deed of undertaking, the certification of inward remittance issued by the Banco Central Registration Department,
12:04the certification issued by Huawei Embroidery Center, Inc., certifying Li Wenyi as a stockholder of the firm,
12:12the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Huawei Embroidery Center, Inc.,
12:17the annual income tax return and balance sheet for calendar years ending December 31, 2001 of Huawei Embroidery Center,
12:25duly received by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the affidavit on the capacity to invest of at least $75,000,
12:33the certifications issued by the Department of Health National Quarantine Office,
12:39the passport, biopages, and visa stamps, and the biometrics, in particular, the right thumbprint of the said personalities.
12:49Please be informed also that the SIRV holders are required to physically report to our office upon approval of their visas
12:56to have their pictures and biometrics captured for issuance of the SIRV ID.
13:02Thank you, Madam Chair.
13:04Thank you, Usec. So, do you confirm the authenticity of these documents related to the SIRV of Guo Huaping?
13:18Yes, Madam Chair.
13:20Is the personal appearance of all applicants required and is the BOI obtained by biometrics?
13:28Yes, Madam Chair. The SIRV holders are required to physically report to the Board of Investments upon approval of their visas
13:40to have their pictures and biometrics, in particular, signature and fingerprint captured for issuance of their SIRV ID.
13:53So, they are required to physically report in our office.
14:00And speaking of, earlier you mentioned the thumbprints, you will mention them again now.
14:10Is it normal for a mother to enter her thumbprint for her minor child?
14:20So, for example, in the case of one of these documents, the minor child is nine years old, so he is no longer a baby.
14:29Even to the naked eye, it looks like the thumbprint of Li Wenye and the thumbprint of Guo Huaping.
14:53It looks like the thumbprint of Li Wenye, the mother, and the thumbprint of Guo Huaping, the dependent daughter.
15:05So, I also know that the NBI has the biometrics of Guo Huaping, so not all is lost.
15:12However, the two minor siblings of Guo Huaping in that document, they were not thumbprinted.
15:27Okay, let's look at this first.
15:29The thumbprints of Li Wenye and Guo Huaping, it looks like they are the same.
15:37I am not a fingerprint expert at all.
15:40So, I was just showing it again to you, Usec, and to everyone here in the hearing.
15:47So, it's confusing.
15:49But why were the two minor siblings of Guo Huaping, I cannot ask you why, but I just noticed that the two of them were not thumbprinted by the mother.
16:06They used their own thumb.
16:08So, why?
16:10Why was there a special effort for Alice?
16:12I am, of course, presuming that Guo Huaping is also Alice Guo.
16:18Any insights, Usec?
16:20Madam Chair, in our process, unless it is an infant, even the dependent should capture her thumbprint.
16:31So, assumption of regularity on the processes undertaken in 2000, the mother, the principal, captured her thumbprint.
16:49Then, Guo Huaping also captured her thumbprint.
16:54We are not competent to assess if the thumbprints we see are the same.
17:02But these are the thumbprints that we have on record, including the two other dependents.
17:08So, I'll move on now to the NBI.
17:12We have Regional Director Jerry Abiera.
17:16Thank you, sir.
17:17You saw earlier, I flashed the NBI clearance of an Alice Leal Guo, on the 12th of July, 1986.
17:30But, the face of the NBI is different from that of the Mayor of Bamban.
17:34Is there a chance that there was a switching?
17:38Is it possible that there was a glitch in the system?
17:40Is it possible that there was a glitch in the system?
17:46Maybe it was someone else, not the system.
17:51Maybe it was someone else, so there was a switch.
17:59It's possible, but I can't say what really happened.
18:03So, it could have happened because of a switch.
18:06What other ways could this have happened?
18:10There was another Alice Leal Guo, the same birthday, but with a different face.
18:15What I can say, ma'am, is the system of obtaining a clearance.
18:22You apply for a clearance online.
18:28You pay, you have a schedule, and you go to the office to get a picture and biometrics.
18:39That's the fingerprint.
18:41Now, because he's the one appearing there, let's presume that he's the one in the picture.
18:48He's the one who went to the office.
18:51So, if that Alice Guo is different from the mayor,
18:55we don't know if his name is the same,
19:05the date is the same,
19:07what's better is to determine because the fingerprint is really different
19:13so that we can determine whether or not that person and the mayor are different.
19:20That's right. It's important to determine their fingerprints.
19:24Yes, ma'am.
19:26And what you said earlier,
19:28Alice Leal Guo physically went to the office of the NBI
19:37because her picture was obtained from the NBI office,
19:41but she also went there.
19:44We thought we were investigating Alice Leal Guo personally
19:48because her picture was also obtained from the office.
19:53But they were both given a clearance.
19:57Same name, same birthday, different faces.
20:01But possibly on different occasions, they were both issued a clearance.
20:07But what I saw, ma'am, on the right side of the clearance,
20:11I don't know if the mayor has a clearance
20:16where his name and face are indicated on the clearance certificate.
20:22Okay. It's good that we look for that
20:26because all of us who work, and even those of us who work in the government,
20:31need to get a clearance later on.
20:35And it's important to determine their fingerprints.
20:42But, sir, I'm also worried about the woman on your clearance.
20:48Either her name is Alice Leal Guo or the real Alice Leal Guo.
20:55Can the NBI assert the identity of the real Alice Leal Guo
21:01and if she's still alive or dead?
21:07Yes, ma'am. I'll try to get back to you, ma'am.
21:11I'll report to you, ma'am. We'll look for her, ma'am.
21:15Thank you.
21:17We just got information that we've already received from the NBI
21:22the fingerprints of...
21:25The NBI clearance.
21:26The NBI clearance.
21:28The NBI clearance.
21:30That's what we were talking about earlier.
21:33This guy?
21:35Okay. So this is the NBI clearance of Mayor Alice Leal Guo.
21:43So, you said, R.D. Abiera, that the fingerprints of Mayor Alice Leal Guo
21:52and the other Alice Leal Guo
21:53have the same spelling, same birthday, but different faces.
21:58So, thank you.