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Quo Warranto vs. Guo
By Nidz Godino
“This is blatant already, this Bamban Mayor Alice Guo…based on her answers, we must look if she is really Filipino. ..she should not be mayor if she cannot prove her Filipino citizenship… only proper that she be removed as mayor,” Reps. Bienvenido Abante Jr. said plan of Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to file quo warranto case against Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban town in Tarlac got backing of two members of House of Representatives.
Quo warranto is legal remedy that is used to challenge person’s rights to hold public or corporate office.
At briefing Abante . of Manila and Zia Alonto Adiong of Lanao del Sur declared imperative to ensure public servants fulfill all requirements for holding public office.
According to Abante, Guo should be stripped of mayorship if it is proven that she is not Filipino.
Guo is facing investigation at Senate for her alleged involvement in illegal operation of POGOs in the province.
Her identity as Filipino is being questioned as her responses concerning her birth and family background were vague.
Abante noted important to verify Guo’s Filipino citizenship as he expressed concerns over her “potential foreign influence.”
“China does not only want to control West Philippine Sea, but entire Philippines and even universities,” he maintained, apparently referring to influx of Chinese students near Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Cagayan province.
For his part, Adiong underscored importance of preserving integrity of electoral process and protecting rights of natural-born Filipinos. “OSG just wanted to protect our electoral processes which should be for … Filipinos,” he said.
Adiong raised personal concerns regarding citizenship acquisition process, particularly its apparent inconsistencies and inefficiencies. He sought comprehensive review of local registry procedures.
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has been conducting probe on Guo in connection with both issue on her citizenship, as well as controversial POGO hub in her town.
Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos as early as April 5, had ordered creation of task force to probe any possible administrative misconduct or neglect by LGU officials in connection with illegal POGO hub in Bamban, Tarlac.
Benjamin Zaballa, chief operations audit division of Internal Audit Service, was tasked to lead task force.
Task force was ordered last May 10 to also conduct fact-finding on concerns regarding citizenship and eligibility for public office of Guo.
“We already created task force way back in April…anytime, everything will come out…this is recommendatory for ombudsman…all actions, very comprehensive what happened..on permits and second on citizenship,” he said.
He said all findings are recommendatory and will be forwarded to Office of the President and Office of the Ombudsman as soon as they are available.
Abalos said they do not have any power to suspend or dismiss Guo as only two offices have that authority.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.backed further investigation on Guo, citing ongoing Senate probe, as he added that Tarlac politicians do not know her.
Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said they are also gathering information to determine if Guo is illegally “holding or exercising public office.”
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