Bamban Mayor Alice Guo 鈥擬ARIANNE BERMUDEZ
MANILA, Philippines鈥擟hinese woman Lin Wen Yi, who is presumed to be Bamban Mayor Alice Guo鈥檚 mother, left the country in May and has yet to return, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian disclosed on Monday.
In a text message to , Gatchalian said his sources from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed the matter. Along with Lin is the local chief executive鈥檚 father, Jian Zhong Guo.
鈥淵es. They left last May 20 and [have] not returned yet, according to the BI,鈥� said Gatchalian when asked if the two had, indeed, left the country.
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has sought Gatchalian鈥檚 confirmation of ongoing efforts from his office to locate the whereabouts of Guo鈥檚 father and suspected mother, but he has yet to reply.
Earlier, the senator cited flight records that showed Lin traveling with Guo鈥檚 father at least 170 times in seven to eight years. The majority of their travels were in China.
鈥淜aramihan ay sa China. Almost 鈥� mga nasa 70 percent ay China. Yung iba, iba-iba na. Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan 鈥� iba iba na. Madalas silang bumiyahe, to be honest about it, nakita ko sa flight records halos buwan-buwan bumabyahe sila,鈥� Gatchalian said then.
(Most of it is to China. Almost 鈥� around 70 percent in China. The rest varies. There鈥檚 Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan 鈥� it varies. But, to be honest, they often travel together. They travel almost every month.)
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Guo has been the subject of scrutiny after the Senate panel on women bared her alleged ties to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators. The local official, however, denied this allegation, including circulating claims that she is a Chinese spy.