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Manila Court Sentences Former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo to Life in Prison for Human Trafficking

The ruling caps a probe into trafficking linked to Chinese-run online fraud operations.

Overview

  • The court also ordered Guo to pay a 2 million peso fine.
  • In a June ruling, judges found she is Chinese and had falsely claimed Philippine nationality to hold the mayoral post.
  • The judgment concluded that Guo and multiple co-conspirators engaged in human trafficking beyond doubt.
  • Prosecutors say foreign nationals were coerced into fraud at Chinese-linked online gambling sites in Bamban, with local reports noting about 700 people were rescued in a March raid.
  • According to AP reporting cited by local media, seven Filipino and Chinese co-defendants were likewise sentenced to life in prison.