In a tale that intertwines local politics, international crime, and high-stakes finance, Alice Guo, the mayor of Bamban in the Philippines’ Tarlac province, has found herself at the center of a ...
In early 2022, residents of the rural Philippine town of Bamban, north of Manila, gathered for the mayoral campaign rally of a plucky young woman named Alice Leal Guo. Supporters dressed in pink ...