Former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo's legal team attempted to prevent the prosecution from presenting four Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) personnel as witnesses during a hearing concerning her graft case. Judge Orven Kuan Ontalan overruled the objection, allowing the witnesses to testify. The case stems from a complaint filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) regarding Guo's alleged involvement in a raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Bamban.
The legal team of former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo attempted to impede the prosecution's presentation of four Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) personnel as witnesses during a hearing concerning her graft case . These individuals, according to a report by Allan Gatus on Super Radyo dzBB, were based in Bulacan and Tarlac. Guo's legal counsel, Attorney Nicole Jamilla, argued that the introduction of these BIR personnel was irrelevant to the graft charges against the former mayor.
However, Valenzuela City RTC Judge Orven Kuan Ontalan overruled this objection and permitted their testimony.Guo's graft case originated from a complaint filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) regarding her alleged involvement in a raid on a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Bamban. During the hearing, it was revealed that Guo had not filed any taxes since she applied for a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in Bulacan until her relocation to Tarlac. While Guo's camp insisted that the hearing should solely focus on the graft case and exclude tax-related matters, the prosecution emphasized their intention to establish Guo's connection with Baofu Land Development Inc. Guo was identified as an incorporator of Baofu, which manages a 10-hectare property leased to Zun Yuan Technology Incorporated, a company implicated in cybercrime, internet fraud, torture, and human trafficking. The hearing is scheduled to resume next Tuesday, January 28, with the prosecution anticipating the presentation of DILG Undersecretary Juan Victor Llamas. Guo is currently facing multiple legal proceedings. Apart from the graft case in Valenzuela, she faces a qualified trafficking case in Pasig and a material misrepresentation case in Tarlac. Additionally, a quo warranto petition has been filed against her in Manila, along with a petition to cancel her birth certificate in Tarlac. Guo is also facing a tax evasion complaint and perjury and falsification charges before the Department of Justice (DOJ). She maintains her innocence regarding all the charges against her
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