A PAOCC official says it is too early to tell if Jessica Francisco — or "Mary Ann Maslog" as authorities address her — would be useful in the investigation into dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.

The woman, whom the National Bureau of Investigation said was the same person implicated in a P24-million textbook procurement scam in 1998, on Tuesday told a Senate inquiry how police asked her help to make Alice Guo turn herself in.

"I talked to Mayor Calugay if there is a way for him to contact Miss Alice," she told the Senate panel led by Sen. Risa Hontiveros.

Alice, who has become known nationwide due to her alleged ties to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, slipped past authorities despite the Senate’s warrant of arrest for her. She was able to travel to Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia before Sen. Risa Hontiveros made the bombshell revelation that Alice had escaped the country.

Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor  Alice Guo and her cohorts fled the country to Malaysia by air, at least based on the preliminary conclusion of the Bureau

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday said that dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo flew to Malaysia from the Philippines, contrary to her earlier claims that she and her siblings left the country via several boat transfers.

Alice Guo will no longer seek reelection as Bamban mayor Alice Guo on Tuesday said she would not seek reelection as Bamban mayor in 2025 to clean her name amid the cases filed against her. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada brought up the matter during the Senate panel on women’s 15th hearing on Guo’s ties to Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos).

Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo on Tuesday said she will no longer seek reelection in the 2025 elections amid the cases filed against her. "Sa ngayon hindi po (not for the moment)," Guo told a Senate hearing when asked to confirm her lawyer's statement last week that she will run again for mayor in Bamban.