Alice Guo’s arraignment over graft case postponed

The arraignment of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in connection to her graft case did not push through before a Valenzuela court on Friday.

According to a post by GMA News reporter Ian Cruz on X (formerly Twitter), there is a pending motion to quash the information that was filed by Guo’s camp.

Guo’s lawyers are also reportedly eyeing to post bail for their client.

Breaking: Hindi natuloy ang pagbasa ng sakdal kay dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo dito sa Valenzuela RTC. May nakabinbin pa kasing motion to quash ang depensa kaugnay sa inihaing graft case laban kay Guo. May intensyon ding maghain ng pyansa ng kampo ni Guo. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/XqDRY6yLKM

— Ian Cruz (@_iancruz) September 20, 2024

Guo could be seen wearing a protective helmet in the video. She was surrounded by numerous police female police officers and a perimeter of SWAT operatives from the PNP vehicle that transported her to the court building.

Her graft case stems from the complaint filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government over her alleged involvement in the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator in her former locality.

Aside from this, she is also facing a qualified trafficking case before a Pasig court as well as 87 counts of money laundering before the Department of Justice.

A quo warranto petition has also been filed against Guo, who is also identified as Guo Hua Ping, with a Manila court, as well as a petition to cancel her birth certificate before a Tarlac court. She has denied the accusations against her.

Meanwhile, the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered Guo's transfer to Pasig City from Camp Crame to a city jail in connection with her qualified trafficking case.—Joahna Lei Casilao/RF, GMA Integrated News