By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Senator Risa Hontiveros said it was not surprising that the fingerprints of suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and Guo Hua Ping fingerprints have matched.
“Hindi naman na nakakagulat na iisa ang fingerprint ni Guo Hua Ping at Mayor Alice Guo sa Comelec records. Napatunayan na nga ng NBI na iisang tao lang sila,” Hontiveros said.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) earlier revealed that the fingerprints of the two matched.
“Napatunayan ng aming mga eksperto na ‘yung anim na fingerprint, dalawa mula sa NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) at kasama po doon yung Alien Certificate of Registration ng isang Guo Hua Ping at ‘yung lima pa na fingerprints nung isang Alice Guo na kumuha ng NBI clearance, at the same time, nag-apply ng candidacy, nag-apply bilang botante sa Bamban, Tarlac, bumoto noong May 2022 national and local elections at ‘yung bumoto na Alice Guo noong barangay at SK elections noong 2023 ay iisang tao lamang,” Comelec Chairman George Garcia said.
The senator said that this affirms the various lapses in the laws and regulations of many institutional systems, from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)to the Comelec.
Hontiveros said that the investigation of the Senate on the said matter will continue.
“Patuloy din ang ating panawagan kay Guo Hua Ping na kusa nang magpakita. Hindi matatahimik ang buhay niya sa patuloy na pag-iwas sa Senado,” she added.
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