SINIBAK bilang miyembro ng National People’s Coalition (NPC) ang suspendidong mayor ng Bamban, Tarlac na si Alice Guo.
Tinanggal sa listahan si Guo base sa order ni dating Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, chairman ng partido.
Ang pagsibak kay Guo ay base rin sa petisyon ni Tarlac Governor Susan Yap noong Hunyo 17.
“The NPC will not tolerate any unlawful acts or any appearance of impropriety by its members that will undermine the principle of our party,” ayon sa liham ni Sotto na ipinaliliwanag ang desisyon ng pagkakasibak kay Guo nali-link sa operasyo ng ilegal na operasyon ng Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO).
“In this regard, after due consultation with the leaders and members of our party and considering the gravity of charges and ongoing investigations against Mayor Guo, I hereby order the removal of Mayor Alice Guo from the roster of members of the Nationalist People’s Coalition,” dagdag pa ni Sotto.
“In view thereof, I will be directing our Secretary General, Sec. Mark Landro Mendoza to implement the said order and immediately inform Mayor Guo of her removal from the party,” anya pa.
Sa petisyon ni Yap, sinabi ng gobernador na walang maiharap si Guo na matibay na ebidensya para salungatin ang mga ibinabatong akusasyon laban sa kanya.
“Her mere denial, without presentation of supporting evidence which should exculpate her name and put an end to the controversy, places her integrity in question at the moment,” ayon sa gobernador.
“As our Party stands to uphold honesty and integrity, and with Mayor Guo’s character and citizenship now being in question, with the sheer volume of evidence now being lodged against her, and absent any compelling evidence being presented in order to dispel these, I humbly pray that Mayor Guo be removed from the Party,” dagdag pa nito.
