THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said Bamban Mayor Alice Guo could be charged with perjury if she misdeclared herself as a Filipino citizen.
Comelec chair George Garcia said on Monday was asked about the possibility that Guo presented fake documents that allowed her to run as mayor of the Tarlac municipality in the 2022 elections.
“Kung mapapatunayan na hindi naman talaga siya Filipino citizen ay siya po ay puwedeng maging liable o makasuhan ng perjury,” Garcia said in an ambush interview.
According to Garcia, the Comelec only requires aspiring candidates to submit a certificate of candidacy, in which they declare that they are Filipino citizens.
“As far as the Comelec is concerned, ang sinasubmit lang po sa atin base sa ating batas base sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema ay certificate of candidacy,” he said.
“Wala pong nire-require ang batas na i-submit mo o dalhin mo ang nanay at tatay mo para patunayan na ikaw ay Filipino,” he added.
The 37-year old mayor cast doubts as to her identity during the hearing by claiming she has forgotten or has no knowledge of her personal details.
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