Ombudsman sacks Guo

(UPDATES) THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Alice Guo as mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, finding her guilty of grave misconduct, in a decision approved Monday by Ombudsman Samuel Martires.

"Guo's purchase of individual agricultural lots and consolidating and having them reclassified as residential and commercial lots; to the formation of Baofu, Hongsheng, and Zun Yuan; to throwing her hat in the mayoralty race, all point to the fact that she carefully planned, orchestrated and masterminded the POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operator) operations in Bamban, Tarlac," the decision said.