Alice Guo’s graft case transferred from Tarlac to Valenzuela court

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The graft case of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is transferred from Capas, Tarlac Regional Trial Court to the Valenzuela City RTC.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/alice-guo-graft-case-transferred-tarlac-valenzuela-court/

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00:00The graft case of dismissed Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is transferred from Capas

00:05Tarlac Regional Trial Court to the Valenzuela City RTC.

00:09Supreme Court Spokesperson Camille Su Mei Ting says, there is a circular from the Office

00:13of the Court Administrator that states, when the accused is a public official, the case

00:17shall be forwarded to the nearest RTC of the nearest judicial region from the judicial

00:22region where the official holds public office.

00:25In Guo's case, the nearest RTC of the judicial region from Capas is in Valenzuela.

00:30Senator Francis Tolentino explains the implications of the case transfer.

00:34He says, if the jurisdiction and court venue are wrong, everything else will be wrong.

00:39He says the warrant of arrest issued is also invalid.

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