Criminal charges have been filed against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and three of her family members in connection with their businesses and properties in Bulacan, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed Thursday, Oct. 2.
Also charged by the NBI-Bulacan South District Office (NBI-BUSDO) before the Malolos City Prosecutor’s Office were Guo’s sister Sheila Leal Guo, brother Sieomen Guo, and mother Lin Wen Yi.
The Guo family faces 30 counts of falsification of public documents under Article 172 in relation to Article 171 (4) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC); 30 counts of simulating minimum capital stock under Section 2 of Commonwealth Act No. 108, or the Anti-Dummy Law; and four additional counts of falsification under the RPC.
Alice Guo was slapped with six more counts of falsification of public documents under the same provisions of the RPC, the NBI added.
The NBI said the charges were filed following its investigation, which was based on Senate hearings last year where it was revealed that Alice Guo and Sheila Leal Guo are Chinese nationals Guo Hua Ping and Mier Zhang, respectively.
“Investigation conducted by the NBI found that Alice Guo and other family members are incorporators of several companies, including QJJ Group of Companies, Inc., QSeed Genetics, Inc., QJJ Meat Shop, Inc., QJJ Slaughter House, Inc., QJJ Smelting Plant, Inc., and QJJ Embroidery Center, Inc,” it said.
“All of these companies share a principal address on Maligaya Street, Barangay Patubig, Marilao, Bulacan,” it added.
Citing the Absolute Deed of Sale and accompanying documents obtained from the Registry of Deeds of Meycauayan City and the Tax Declarations in Marilao, the NBI said the property was purchased by Alice Guo on Oct. 5, 2010 for P2 million and covers an area of 4,636 square meters.
“Further investigation by NBI-BUSDO revealed that Alice, Shiela, and Siemen declared themselves as Filipinos in the Articles of Incorporation of the aforementioned companies, holding the majority of the shares,” it said.
At the same time, the NBI said that Guo Jian Zhong, Alice’s father, and Lin Wen Yi were co-incorporators in the companies.
It explained that the 30 counts of falsification of public documents were for falsifying the Articles of Incorporation, Secretary’s Certificate, and 2021 General Information Sheet (GIS) of the corporations.
The four counts of falsification of public documents were “for falsifying applications for Business, Occupancy, and Building Permits,” it also said.
The six additional counts of falsification of public documents against Alice were “for falsifying the Deed of Sale and Documentary Stamp related to the ownership of real property,” the NBI added. (Jeffrey Damicog)
