The plot thickens in the series of Senate hearings after Sen. Risa Hontiveros uncovered a second Alice Leal Guo registered in the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). In a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Hontiveros revealed an NBI document of another citizen with the same birth name and birthday as the suspended Bamban, Tarlac mayor.
The retrieved NBI clearance alarmed the senator, suggesting this could be an identity theft situation. “Is it a coincidence that may dalawang Alice Leal Guo na pinanganak on July 12, 1986 sa Tarlac? And is it a coincidence that this NBI clearance was applied 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 questioned. “Bakit kailangan ni Guo Hua Ping nakawain ang pagkatao ni Miss Alice Leal Guo kung may validly-issued investor’s VISA na papahintulutan siya na mamaligi rito?” she added.
Last week, Sen. Win Gatchalian also speculated that the mayor’s real name is Guo Hua Ping, who was born on August 31, 1990 and entered the Philipines in 2003. Guo’s ties with illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs further expanded as Hontiveros shared that the raided facility in Bamban is linked to Sun Valley Clark Hub Corporation .
The senator stated that Sun Valley Clark, another POGO operation, included a video room where models were employed for love scams. This type of online fraud deceives victims into prov.