A court denied Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s bail petition for her qualified human trafficking case, meaning she will remain in jail over the holidays.
Expelled Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo will remain in jail after her bail request was rejected in her qualified human trafficking case, Prosecutor General Richard Fadullon announced Friday. He cited the strength of the prosecution's evidence as the reason for the denial.
“The evidence of the prosecution was found to be strong,” Fadullon said, as reported by ABS-CBN News.
Guo's lawyer, Nicole Jamilla, had previously voiced her client's distress at the prospect of spending the holidays in the Pasig City Jail Female Dormitory. Jamilla explained last week that Guo's anxiety was heightened by the fact that she has been detained since September—a period of three months—and the possibility of remaining in custody through Christmas.
“Nagwo-worry kasi September siya na-detain. That’s three months so magpa-Pasko. ‘Yong feeling na may possibility na made-detain siya during the holidays. Andun ‘yong worry, burden. Stress talaga sa kanya. (She's worried because she's been detained since September. That's three months, and now it's almost Christmas. The feeling that there's a possibility she'll be detained during the holidays... that's where the worry, the burden, comes from. It's really causing her stress.)” Jamilla said.
Guo faces numerous charges in different courts related to her alleged connection to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) activities. She maintains her innocence and denies being a key figure in any POGO-related operations.
Among her recent cases include Guo and her family (parents Jiang Zhong Guo and Lin Wenyi, and siblings Shiela and Siemen Guo) being charged with falsification and violating the Anti-Dummy Law.
The charges stem from their acquisition of four land parcels for their 3Lin-Q Farm in Pangasinan. The NBI investigation concluded the family are Chinese citizens, despite claiming Filipino citizenship, based on fingerprint analysis and records from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Bureau of Immigration. They also allegedly misrepresented their residency. The NBI is seeking forfeiture of the land.
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