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00:00 The controversial discussion on the real identity of Bantarlac Mayor Alice Guo continues.
00:06 We will talk about that with Senator Risa Ontiveros. Good morning to you Senator Risa. This is Maris. We are live on Unang Balita.
00:14 Yes, good morning to you Maris and to all of our listeners.
00:19 Senator, first of all, at this point, can you see clearly about the real identity of Mayor Alice Guo?
00:27 It's hard. Their story is confusing. There are so many lies and inconsistencies.
00:35 The question of the country is, isn't she Filipino? Is it true that Mayor Alice Guo is Chinese?
00:43 It's important to ask because Mayor Alice, who has no good record in the country,
00:50 became an instrument to enter the huge company of FOGO in the Philippines,
00:57 which according to the Internet, is involved in surveillance and hacking activities, especially in government websites.
01:06 Some of us have a hard time getting a national ID because of lack of documents or because of delay in finding a job because they can't get a school record.
01:17 Mayor Alice, no. She has a pork business, she became an incorporator in many businesses and more than anything, she was able to file a candidacy, even though her documents are thin.
01:33 In this second hearing, we thought we would be more enlightened about her identity, but her lies became more obvious.
01:44 She said she's the daughter of a housemaid named Amelia Leal. She left her to her father after she was divorced.
01:53 But when we looked at her birth certificate, her mother, Amelia Leal, was married to her father, Angelito Guo.
02:03 She has two brothers.
02:05 Oh my, not two, three.
02:09 Three.
02:10 Yes. We discovered that she has two brothers. But in the hearing, when the resource person of the PSA spoke, they said that she has a third brother, Wesley.
02:25 Just like the first two we found, Sheila and Tiemens, both have parents, Mayor Alice Guo.
02:34 All right. Senator, there are documents that were submitted by the Commission on Elections, Office of the Solicitor General, like the certificate of candidacy,
02:42 and the SOSA, the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures of Mayor Guo. How can this help the investigation of the Senate?
02:49 Well, if the question to the mystery of Mayor Alice Guo is her nationality, if it can be proven that her birth certificate is not true,
03:03 even her talk of becoming mayor will be called into question.
03:08 We asked Comilec Chair Garcia in the last hearing. What will happen?
03:14 She said that there are at least two processes that can be initiated to remove Mayor Alice Guo from her position.
03:23 It depends on what process will be used.
03:27 It could be the second one, who got a high vote in becoming mayor, who will be elected.
03:36 Or it could be the current vice mayor who will be elected as mayor.
03:42 Senator, if it can be proven that Mayor Guo is not Filipino, what will be your next step?
03:48 Do you expect that you will be forced to listen to the next hearing because it seems that whatever you ask, it will stick to one narrative and other questions will not be answered.
04:00 That's right. It will not be answered. It will be repeated. But it's obvious that it will not tell the truth.
04:09 Actually Maris, our next step before the next hearing is the executive session.
04:16 We have executive departments and agencies, including intel agencies, who want to share with our committee, but they cannot hold an open hearing.
04:30 We will hold an executive session. At this time, Mayor Alice, I'm calling you Mayor Alice. I'm sorry. She's just in my mind.
04:43 At this time, while we are running our adjournment, we will hold an executive session.
04:51 I think that in that executive session, more will be released and established about her connection to POGO, criminal connections, and her unexplained wealth.
05:06 That will be the focus of our next hearing. I think our findings and recommendations on her will be more solid in our committee report.
05:19 Is it possible that Mayor Guo will be invited to the executive session so that she can directly answer the questions of the agencies?
05:28 Possibly yes. Possibly not Maris. It depends on the questions we will finalize that will be asked to the executive agencies.
05:39 But for me, it's possible that she will be invited. But the resource persons are very selective. I'm sorry Maris, your media is not invited for the next public hearing.
05:54 But we will wait for the results of that executive session. Thank you very much for your time.
06:00 Thank you very much.
06:01 Senator Elizonte Veroz, good morning to you.
06:03 Thank you Maris. Good morning.
06:04 [Music]