Guo’s deportation process from Indonesia still ongoing

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is continuously coordinating with the Indonesian police for the immediate deportation of the dismissed Bamban, said Alice Guo, Mayor of Tarlac, and Col. Jean Fajardo, head of the PNP Public Information Office (PIO).

Fajardo said at a press conference that Guo was arrested at around 11:30 p.m. (Jakarta time) at a hotel in Tangerang city in Banten province, Indonesia.

She said the arrest was the result of active cooperation between the PNP and the Indonesian National Police, in accordance with an agreement on preventing and combating transnational crime and sharing intelligence.

Fajardo said PNP leader Gen. Rommel Marbil met with his Indonesian counterpart via Zoom on September 4, 2024 at 8 a.m. to arrange for Guo’s deportation.

“Yes, we plan to bring her back to land within a day,” Fajardo said.

She said Guo will be turned over to the Senate sergeant-at-arms.

On July 10, the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality issued an arrest warrant for Guo, who is reportedly the same person as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping. He refused to heed the committee’s summons to attend the ongoing investigation into the raid on the illegal Pogo hub in Bamban, Tarlac.

Guo’s parents and siblings Siemen, Wesley and Sheila were also included in the assignment.

Sheila was also intercepted in Indonesia on August 21, 2024, along with Cassandra Li Ong, the authorized representative of the illegal Pogo hub in Porac, Pampanga.

During her appearance before the Senate Committee, Sheila said they left the country on the evening of July 17 on three boats.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairwoman Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she expects Guo to be subjected to the investigation upon her arrival in the Philippines.

“Kapag nalaman namin na makakabalik siya in time para sa hearing bukas, ihaharap namin siya,” Hontiveros said.

(If we find out that she can be back in time for tomorrow’s hearing, we will nominate her.)

“Kung hindi aabot sa oras yung pagpapabalik sa kanya mula sa Indonesia, papunta rito, magsaschedule kami ng susunod na pinakamaagang hearing. Para sa wakas, maiharap na siya sa ating muli at makasagot siya ng maayos at makatotohanan dapat,” she added.

(If her return from Indonesia does not take place in time, we will schedule the next hearing. That way she can finally appear before us again and respond in a correct and fair manner.)

Hontiveros promised to prosecute those responsible for the Guos’ “escape.”

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., in turn, expressed his gratitude and congratulated all law enforcement officials who made Guo’s arrest possible.

He also thanked the Indonesian government for their assistance in this matter.

“Let this serve as a warning to those who try to evade justice: this is an exercise in futility. The arm of the law is long and will reach you. This government will continue to uphold its duty to apply the rule of law,” Marcos said.

“Miss Guo is entitled to all legal protections due to her under the laws of the land and in accordance with our commitment to the rule of law. But we will not allow this to prolong the resolution of the case, the outcome of which will be a victory for the Filipino people,” he added. (TPM/SunStar Philippines)