Sen. Risa Hontiveros released on Thursday, May 30, several documents showing the possible identity of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s mother -- a certain Lin Wen Yi.
This development came after Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian disclosed in an interview that residents of Valenzuela could attest that Lin Wen Yi, a Chinese national, was referred to as Guo’s mother during the time they were living in the city.
According to documents from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Lin is an incorporator involved in numerous businesses of the Bamban, Tarlac local chief executive.
Hontiveros said that Mayor Guo’s co-incorporators in at least seven of her businesses — namely QJJ Group of Companies, QJJ Farms, QJJ Embroidery, QJJ Meat Shop, 3LIN-Q Farm, QJJ Slaughterhouse, and QSeed Genetics — include her siblings Shiela L. Guo and Siemen L. Guo, her father Jian Zhong Guo, and this Lin Wen Yi.
“The identity of Mayor Alice’s mother is crucial to this whole saga. Kung Chinese pala ang ina, at Chinese umano ang ama, mapapatunayan na hindi nga talaga Pilipino si Mayor. Kung totoo ito, ang mas malaking tanong: bakit kinailangan niyang magkunwari? Bakit may pagtatago at pagsisinungaling? (If the mother's Chinese, and the father's Chinese, it will prove that mayor is not really Filipino. If this is real, the bigger question is: Why did she need to fake it? What's with the deceit and lies?)” the senator asked.
“Kung nagawang magsinungaling ni Mayor Alice tungkol sa mga kapatid niya, hindi malayong mangyari na tinatago niya rin ang totoong pagkatao ng nanay niya (If Mayor Alice was able to lie about her siblings, it's not surprising that she will also hide the real identity of her mother). She has been lying through her teeth the past two hearings. Ang daming imbento, halos wala nang lumalabas na totoo sa bibig niya (There's a lot of fiction, and there's almost no truth coming from her),” Hontiveros said.
"Magkakamag-anak ba silang lahat? (Are they all related to each other?) Is this one big, dubious family business? As Sen. Win also noted, travel records show that Jian Zhong Guo and Lin Wen Yi traveled together at least 170 times in the span of six years. Business partner lang nga ba o baka asawa talaga? (Are they business partners or actual partners?)” Hontiveros further asked.
Hontiveros also shared a Bureau of Internal Revenue document certifying the birthdates and addresses of Mayor Guo’s co-incorporators, alleged to be her family members.
Citing the BIR document, Hontiveros questioned Lin's birthdate which is 1971, saying that if she's the real mother, she was only 15 when she gave birth to Mayor Alice. If she's also the mother of Sheila which the mayor said to be true, she could have only been 13 when she gave birth to her.
“May isa pa kaming source na nagsasabi na ‘Winnie’ ang tawag sa nanay ni Mayor Guo. Filipinized version kaya ito ng Lin Wen Yi? Bakit kaya sinisikreto? Sino ba itong pamilya na ito? Bakit nakapalibot sa misteryo? (We also have another source who stated that 'Winnie' is what Mayor Guo's mother is called. Is this a Filipinized version of Lin Wen Yi? Why is this being kept a secret? Who is this family? Why is it shrouded in mystery?) We will get to the bottom of this,” the senator said.