Alice Guo to skip Senate probe anew

Gatchalian warns of arrest

- BELLA CARIASO

Suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac is still suffering from “trauma” and is not keen on attending the Senate hearing on July 10, her lawyer said yesterday.

But Guo could be arrested if she fails to attend the hearing, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.

Guo has reportedly decided not to stay in Tarlac.

Asked if Guo is still in the Philippines, her legal counsel Stephen David said, “I presume (she is still in the Philippines)… I was able to talk to her. She did not say anything to me. I don’t like to presume if there is no basis.”

It is up to the Senate to issue an arrest warrant if Guo does not comply with the subpoena, he told Teleradyo Serbisyo.

“How can you force her to attend if she is sick? They can use Zoom to check on her condition. (An arrest warrant is) the option of the Senate. I already explained to Mayor Alice the consequences (if she does not attend). It will be her call,” David said.

The Senate issued a subpoena to Guo after she failed to attend the previous hearing.