ALICE GUO’S REMOVAL AS MAYOR VIA QUO WARRANTO MAY COME SOONER – OSG

MANILA, Philippines — Alice Guo’s removal as mayor of Bamban town in Tarlac via a quo warranto case may come sooner with the findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that her fingerprints matched that of Chinese woman Guo Hua Ping.

Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said Friday that the NBI fingerprint-matching test result could speed up the filing of the quo warranto case against the suspended local chief executive. He said the filing of the quo warranto case will happen as soon as possible, likely by next month.

“This evidence will be extremely useful, but we have to tie this up with other existing evidence to come up with a cohesive picture,” he explained.

READ: Mayor Alice Guo is also Chinese woman Guo Hua Ping, NBI confirms

A quo warranto, which means “by what authority,” is a special civil action to determine if an individual has the right to exercise or hold a public office. As to a corporation, to determine if it has the right to enjoy a franchise. If proven that they are not, they will be removed from office or stripped of the privilege that they enjoy.

Under Rule 66 of the Rules of Court, the Solicitor General or a public prosecutor may initiate the action for quo warranto upon the orders of the President of the Philippines or on his own initiative.

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