A Philippine senator leading an investigation into a former mayor's alleged links to Chinese criminal syndicates said on Friday she would not rule out her possible involvement in espionage.

Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attends the hearing called by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on Sept. 17, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News MANILA — After the public learned that Alice Guo had secretly escaped the Philippines in early July,

Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo on Thursday said that she and her father were congratulated through a Chinese newspaper when she won as mayor in the 2022 elections.

Former Philippine town mayor Alice Guo was held in contempt for a second time on Monday after refusing to answer senators' questions on suspected ties to Chinese criminal syndicates and how she escaped the country two months ago.