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Another 'Guo' Busted: Chinese National Caught With Fake Filipino Driver's License in Bohol

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Feb 23, 2026 — 1 min read

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The Bureau of Immigration has nabbed yet another Chinese national with the surname "Guo" — and yes, the Alice Guo comparisons are writing themselves. This time, it's 48-year-old Guo Jinjin, arrested on February 17 in Barangay Tawala, Panglao, Bohol, for pretending to be Filipino.

According to BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado, the bureau's Fugitive Search Unit found Guo in possession of a professional driver's license from the LTO that identified him as a Filipino citizen. Problem is, immigration records clearly show he's Chinese, having entered the Philippines back in 2018 under a Special Resident Retiree's Visa. The LTO-issued license is valid until 2032 — meaning he's been driving around Bohol with fake credentials for years.

"Acquiring government identification by falsely claiming Filipino citizenship is not a minor technical violation — it is a direct affront to our sovereignty and our laws," Viado said in a statement that didn't mince words. He warned anyone fabricating identities to do business or "blend into our communities" that sanctions are coming.

Guo Jinjin is now detained at a BI facility and faces deportation proceedings. The arrest inevitably recalls the saga of Alice Guo, the former Bamban, Tarlac mayor who turned out to be a Chinese national. She was unseated and is now serving time at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong after being convicted of qualified trafficking linked to an illegal POGO operation.

For the BI, the message is loud and clear: the crackdown on foreign nationals misrepresenting their identities in the Philippines is far from over.

Source: Manila Bulletin

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