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How a Scam and Chinese Spy Scandal Rocked the Philippines

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In 2022, a small town in the Philippines elected its first female mayor, a popular figure named Alice Guo who brought prosperity and new business to the area. But just a few years later, a police raid revealed her alleged connections to a $2 billion Singapore money laundering scandal and even claims of Chinese espionage.

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