'Stolen identity?': NBI document reveals ‘2’ Alice Guos

MANILA, Philippines — Another individual named Alice Leal Guo was discovered in the database of the National Bureau of Investigation, Sen. Risa Hontiveros revealed during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.

Alice Leal Guo is being used by Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in her personal documents.

During the continuation of the Senate investigation into the raided Philippine Overseas Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs in Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga, Hontiveros said that the new development could be a case of a stolen identity as documents from the NBI showed two Alice Leal Guos with similar information but different faces.

Aside from the similar spelling of the names of the two individuals, the document also showed that they have the same birthday, July 12, 1986 and the same birthplace in Tarlac.

"Is it a coincidence na may dalawang Alice Leal Guo na pinanganak on July 12, 1986, sa Tarlac?  Is it a coincidence that this NBI clearance was applied for just a few days before the date of filing of the delayed registration of birth of the other Alice Leal Guo in Tarlac City? Or is this a case of stolen identity?" Hontiveros said in her privilege speech.

(Is it a coincidence that there are two Alice Leal Guos born on July 12, 1986, in Tarlac? Is it a coincidence that this NBI clearance was applied for just a few days before the date of filing for the delayed registration of birth of the other Alice Leal Guo in Tarlac City? Or is this a case of stolen identity?)

"Has Guo Haping assumed the identity of a Filipino woman and then nearly a decade later, ran for public office? Sino po ang babaeng ito na may pangalang Alice Leal Guo pero hindi kamukha ni Mayor? Nasaan na po siya ngayon?" she added.

(Has Guo Haping assumed the identity of a Filipino woman and then, nearly a decade later, run for public office? Who is this woman named Alice Leal Guo who doesn't look like the mayor? Where is she now?)

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on June 18 revealed records from the Board of Investments regarding the Guo family's application for a Special Investors Resident Visa.

The documents indicated that an individual Guo Hua Ping entered the Philippines on Jan.12, 2003, when she was just 13 years old.