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EPISODE · Nov 23, 2025 · 19 MIN

Season 3, Episode 19: The twisting and turning tales of Alice...Guo

from On the Fringe · host Dave and Gavin

(00:00:00) Season 3, Episode 19: The twisting and turning tales of Alice...Guo (00:00:20) Podcast Starts (00:00:55) Introduction about Alice Guo (00:04:40) How Alice got caught (00:06:19) Alice's wild getaway through Southeast Asia (00:08:02) key details that the media misses in this story (00:10:40) Big changes in Philippine politics (00:14:50) Big shifts in the Philippines' posture (00:18:11) Closing This week, Gav and Dave return to one of the first stories we covered here on On the Fringe, the story of Alice Guo, one-time mayor of Bamban in the northern Philippines, erstwhile inmate in the Filipino prison system.We dive into the bare bones of who she is, how she wound up as mayor, and why she just got sentenced to life in prison, along with diving into how this informs larger narratives playing out in Southeast Asia.We made a couple of small booboos. POGO stands for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations, not organizations Alice did not live iat the compound, but she was the FBO for a company, Baofu Land Development Corporation, that owned it. For the very SERIOUS allegations that She Zhejiang and Alice worked for the MSS: She Zhejiang disclosed during an interview to al Jazeera that he worked for the MSS. And, She had information that Alice was also connected. (same video, about 16:42)We can't confirm if what She said is true or not—pun intended. Thanks for listening and leave us a comment, like, or share the word. We appreciate it!All the best from On the Fringe, Dave and GavAfter you’ve listened, here's that past episode about Alice.

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