
Philippine mayor accused of acting as Chinese asset amid investigation, tensions
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Alice Guo provided what Philippine senators called "opaque" answers to questions about her background, leading to serious allegations about her allegiances.
Alice Guo, the 35-year-old mayor of Bamban, has found herself in the middle of a potential scandal over her origins and allegiances. She claimed to have grown up on a pig farm and had raised no concerns prior to a strange discovery made in her town this month, the BBC reported. Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
Law enforcement discovered that an online casino by the name of Philippine Offshore Gambling Operator (Pogo) in Bamban actually served as a front for a "scam center," which had close to 700 workers — including over 200 Chinese nationals — who were posing as "online lovers."