Fugitive Former Philippines Mayor With Alleged Ties to Chinese Syndicates Arrested in Indonesia

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that those who aided Alice Guo in fleeing the country ‘will certainly pay the price.’

A poster showing support for Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo in Bamban, a province of Tarlac, Philippines, on July 19, 2024. Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Images

A former mayor who fled the Philippines after being accused of having ties to Chinese criminal syndicates has been arrested in Indonesia, Philippine authorities said on Sept. 4.

Alice Guo, the dismissed mayor of Bamban, north of Manila, was arrested on Sept. 4 in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, according to a statement by the Philippine Bureau of Immigration.