Guo denies being a Chinese spy: 'I am a Filipino, I love my country'

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<img class="fr-fic fr-dib" src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1716208249939mayorguo-1.jpg" style="width: 960px;">Bamban Mayor Alice Guo in an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News&#39; Karen Davila.&nbsp;MANILA&nbsp;(UPDATED) &mdash; Embattled Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo on Monday categorically denied she was a &quot;spy&quot; of China following her controversial appearance in the Senate that led senators to question her true nationality.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/11/beijing-denies-chinese-sleeper-cells-in-ph-1621">Beijing denies &#39;Chinese sleeper cells&#39; in PH</a>In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News, Guo said she is a Filipino and denied claims that she was a Chinese &quot;asset.&quot;&quot;Ang gusto kong sabihin sa lahat ng publiko, hindi po ako spy. Ako po ay isang Pilipino. Mahal ko ang sarili kong bansa... Hindi po ako asset,&quot; Guo said.(What I want to tell the public is that I am not a Chinese spy. I am a Filipino. I love my own country. I am not an asset.)Sen. Risa Hontiveros earlier floated the possibility that Guo could be a &quot;Chinese asset,&quot; citing her questionable background, which the latter failed to clarify during a Senate panel hearing.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/8/hontiveros-questions-nationality-of-bamban-town-mayor-1812">Hontiveros questions nationality of Bamban mayor linked to POGOs</a>The Senate hearing intended to investigate Guo&#39;s alleged links to a Chinese gambling site accused of several crime in her municipality in the southernmost part of Tarlac.But Guo&#39;s apparent evasiveness to answer questions about her background raised even more suspicion from senators and the public.On Monday, Guo told ABS-CBN News she was rattled by the senators&#39; questions about her private life.-- With a report from Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News&nbsp;&nbsp;RELATED VIDEO<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2J6vo3B0Jsk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

&quot;Ang gusto kong sabihin sa lahat ng publiko, hindi po ako spy. Ako po ay isang Pilipino. Mahal ko ang sarili kong bansa... Hindi po ako asset,&quot; Guo said.(What I want to tell the public is that I am not a Chinese spy. I am a Filipino. I love my own country. I am not an asset.)Sen. Risa Hontiveros earlier floated the possibility that Guo could be a &quot;Chinese asset,&quot; citing her questionable background, which the latter failed to clarify during a Senate panel hearing.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/8/hontiveros-questions-nationality-of-bamban-town-mayor-1812">Hontiveros questions nationality of Bamban mayor linked to POGOs</a>The Senate hearing intended to investigate Guo&#39;s alleged links to a Chinese gambling site accused of several crime in her municipality in the southernmost part of Tarlac.But Guo&#39;s apparent evasiveness to answer questions about her background raised even more suspicion from senators and the public.On Monday, Guo told ABS-CBN News she was rattled by the senators&#39; questions about her private life.-- With a report from Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News&nbsp;&nbsp;RELATED VIDEO<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2J6vo3B0Jsk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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<img class="fr-fic fr-dib" src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1716208249939mayorguo-1.jpg" style="width: 960px;">Bamban Mayor Alice Guo in an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News&#39; Karen Davila.&nbsp;MANILA&nbsp;(UPDATED) &mdash; Embattled Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo on Monday categorically denied she was a &quot;spy&quot; of China following her controversial appearance in the Senate that led senators to question her true nationality.

Embattled Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo on Monday categorically denied she was a "spy" of China.

Embattled Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo on Monday categorically denied she was a "spy" of China.

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[EXCLUSIVE] Guo denies being a Chinese spy: 'I am a Filipino, I love my country'

[EXCLUSIVE] Guo denies being a Chinese spy: 'I am a Filipino, I love my country'