Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said they have reason to suspect that suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo left the country illegally, without passing through the required checks of Philippine immigration authorities.
“We received intelligence information from our counterparts abroad that Guo illegally left for Malaysia then flew to Singapore,” Tansingco said.
The commissioner clarified that while Guo’s name is listed in the Department of Justice-issued immigration lookout bulletin (ILBO), her supposed departure is not recorded in the BI’s system and centralized database.
The BI has presence at all regular international ports of entry and exit like international airports and seaports, whereas informal exit points are managed and monitored by other aviation or maritime agencies.
“So far we have not received any turnover or reports related to Guo from other agencies, including those manning our maritime borders,” Tansingco said.
