PAUMANHIN po.
Thus said by a Bureau of Immigration official on Saturday for the selfie of BI personnel with dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo taken in Indonesia.
“Ako po ay humihingi ng paumanhin din kasi actually ‘yung picture po na ‘yon ay it was not supposed to be disseminated publicly,” BI Fugitive Search Unit chief Rendel Ryan Sy said in a radio interview.
“Kasi for sitrep lang dapat sana ‘yon,” he added, referring to the photo of Guo with BI and NBI personnel.
Sy said he was surprised when the selfie went viral.
“Nagulat din po ako nu’ng nag-leak ‘yung picture na ‘yon,” he said.
The BI official said it seems that the Immigration personnel were just relieved to have found Guo that is why they were smiling, as reported by GMA News.
“And nakita rin po natin doon na hindi maitago ‘yung ngiti ng ibang ahente sa picture na ‘yon kasi sa tingin ko po ay sign of relief. Kasi ‘yon po ang time na unang naibigay sa atin si Alice Guo,” he said.
“Hindi ko po sigurado kung sino ang nag-post sa social media. Pero ito pong pictures na ito ay supposedly for sitrep lamang,” Sy said.
The photo came out on Wednesday after Guo was arrested by Indonesian police in a townhouse in Tangerang City and turned over to Philippine authorities.
