Former mayor Alice Guo convicted of human trafficking, sentenced to life imprisonment<br /><br />Former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo was found guilty of qualified human trafficking and sentenced to reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment before a local court on Thursday.<br /><br />Guo was convicted before the Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 167, along with other accused respondents, Rachelle Malonzo Carreon, Jaimielyn Cruz and Walter Wong Rong in a case tied to the illegal operations of a Pogo hub in her town.<br /><br />It stemmed from last year’s raid by the Philippine National Police and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission on the Zun Yuan Technology compound, which operated on property leased through Guo’s company. <br /><br />"After over just one year, the court quickly gave us a favourable decision. Alice (Guo) was convicted along with seven other co-accused. Life imprisonment," state prosecutor Olivia Torrevillas says outside a regional courthouse in Manila.<br /><br />AFP VIDEO<br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /><br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein <br />Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud <br /><br />#themanilatimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#philippines<br />
