Ombudsman dismisses Mayor Alice Guo from service
Controversial Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo is dismissed and banned from public office. The Office of the Ombudsman gave the order on Tuesday, August 13, after it found Guo guilty of grave misconduct.
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00:00Controversial Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is dismissed and banned from public office
00:06The Office of the Ombudsman gave the order on Tuesday, August 13 after it found Guo guilty
00:12of grave misconduct
00:13She is perpetually disqualified from re-entering government service, and all her retirement
00:18benefits from any post she held are forfeited
00:21Guo became a household name ever since a Senate investigation uncovered her suspected links
00:26to illegal pogos
00:27Officials questioned her nationality and ties to business partners accused of crimes
00:32Guo faces a slew of cases, including qualified trafficking and a petition to cancel her
00:37birth certificate
00:38The Court of Appeals earlier froze her assets, and the Senate ordered her arrests to force
00:43her to participate in its investigation