Alice Guo, a Chinese national who faked her identity to become a mayor in the Philippines, has been sentenced to life in prison for human trafficking. She was found guilty of overseeing an illegal online gambling center where hundreds were forced to run scams.

• Eight defendants, including Guo, received life imprisonment sentences.
• Guo was the mayor of Bamban town, where the trafficking operation was discovered in March 2024.
• Over 700 individuals from various nationalities were found at the complex.