Senator Win Gatchalian says it is possible for suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo to leave the country using her Chinese passport.
Gatchalian raised the possibility as the Senate struggled to locate Guo in her given addresses in Tarlac and Valenzuela.
The Senate has issued an arrest warrant against Guo for failing to attend the Senate committee hearings on her alleged involvement with illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGO.
“Sa mga information namin sa Bureau of Immigration ay nandito pa sya dahil chineck namin kung si Guo Hua Ping ay umalis na ng Pilipinas, wala naman silang nakitang ganun na record so far,” said Gatchalian in a radio interview.
“So kung dadaan siya sa ating mga airport, at dadaan siya sa seaport, made-detect siya. Pero alam naman natin na meron pang ibang paraan para makatakas,” he added.
The National Bureau of Investigation said that Guo and Chinese citizen Guo Hua Ping are the same person.
Gatchalian said that Guo has been using her Philippine and Chinese passports from 2008 to 2011.
“Ako kasi naniniwala ako na yung kanyang Chinese passport, nandyan pa e,” Gatchalian said.
“Naniniwala ako na meron syang Filipino passport, na meron siyang Chinese passport. Baka lang ginamit nya yung kanyang Chinese passport para makaalis,” he added.
Guo’s lawyer Stephen David on the other hand insisted that his client is still in the Philippines.
