By Junex Doronio
MANILA – A fuming lawmaker on Tuesday (20 Aug 2024) said “heads must roll” in the Bureau of Immigration (BI) following reports that dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo has slipped the country.
In a press conference, House Committee on Muslim Affairs chairman and Lanao del Norte Rep. Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo aired belief that Guo could not escape without the aid of “corrupt” Immigration officers.
“She just arrived in Indonesia the other day…August 18,” BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval confirmed in an interview on ANC.
On Tuesday (20 August 2024), the BI said the Bureau of Immigration said Guo arrived in Indonesia over the weekend and could have bypassed travel checks.
It added that Guo, who was accused of facilitating the operation of an illegal POGO hub, first headed to Malaysia and Singapore in July before traveling to Indonesia via Batam island.
For his part, ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo wants DFA to cancel Guo’s PH passport “immediately”.
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