Questions about Alice Guo’s identity accumulate as lawmakers ask her about her wealth.
During the senate hearing led by Sen. Risa Hontiveros, Guo, who described herself as an ordinary citizen of the country, allegedly owned several luxury cars and even a helicopter.
According to Hontiveros, photos showed that Guo owned around 16 vehicles and even a helicopter, which raised the question of how she acquired such wealth since she was living in a not-so-wealthy municipality.
One of the vehicles allegedly owned by Guo was a McLaren 620R, which reportedly cost P16.7-M.
However, Guo denied that she owned many vehicles, saying that some of the vehicles shown in the photos were part of her car buy-and-sell business.
“Hindi ko na siya assets. Buy and sell din po kasi ang negosyo sa Westcars kaya may umiikot na sasakyan. Pero ang sasakyan na gamit ko ngayon GAC,” she said.
She also admitted receiving support from her father, who’s a businessman in China.
“Minsan 500K, minsan 1 million, 2 million. Hindi naman po siya on a regular basis,” she stated.
Despite her explanation, some lawmakers believed that Guo had ties with a blacklisted company.
Meanwhile, Senate President Chiz Escudero said that it would be tricky to remove Guo from her current position as Mayor.
“Oo may rason para mag-alanganin tayo, pero yung presumption ay nananatili pa rin siya ay nakatakbo, siya ay registered voter, may passport siya na Pilipino siya. Nasa nagsasabing hindi na patunayan yun,” Escudero said.
“Ang pwedeng mag-question ng kaniyang citizenship at qualification bilang mayor sa pamamagitan ng quo warranto case ay ang solicitor general lamang. Walang kapangyarihan ang Comelec i-disqualify siya sa puntong ito. Kung isususpinde man siya ng DILG baka, sabihin nila tingin nila hindi siya citizen, dapat may basehan din yun,” he added.