The Senate has also ordered the arrest of some members of Ms Alice Guo's family.
The arrest order came after the mayor, Ms Alice Guo, failed to appear for a second consecutive hearing on July 10, citing stress.
The arrest order, signed by the Senate president on July 12 and to be carried out by the Senate's sergeant-at-arms, came after the mayor, Ms Alice Guo, failed to appear for a second consecutive hearing on July 10, citing stress. The Senate has also ordered the arrest of some members of Ms Guo's family for failing to appear at the hearings.
Ms Guo has denied links to criminals and said she is a natural-born Philippine citizen. She has written to the Senate that she was the subject of “malicious accusations”.
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