Mans Carpio eyes filing Ombudsman complaint over bank records disclosure —camp

The camp of lawyer Manases Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, said Wednesday it is eyeing to refile with the Ombudsman the complaint he earlier filed against lawmakers and other government officials over the disclosure of their bank records.

This was after the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office dismissed the complaint, saying the acts of the respondents were done in relation to their office, and such acts “are not inherently immoral.”

In a statement, Atty. Peter Paul Danao, counsel for Carpio, said the disclosure and handling of confidential and sensitive financial information deserve to be fully examined on the merits by the proper authority.

“We acknowledge the September 7, 2026 Resolution of the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office. We are still awaiting and will carefully review the official copy of the Resolution,” he said.

“Once received, our client reserves the right to exhaust all available legal remedies to challenge the Resolution, consistent with his right to seek appropriate relief under the law and existing rules. At the very least, our client retains the option to refile the complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman, which the Resolution itself identifies as the proper forum based on its jurisdictional finding,” he added.

Danao said the complaint was dismissed based on technicality, not merits.

“It is important to emphasize that the complaint was recommended for dismissal without prejudice and on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. The Resolution therefore does not constitute a final determination on the merits of the allegations raised in the complaint,” he said.

“The finding that the acts complained of were allegedly committed in relation to public office also leaves open the appropriate legal remedy and forum for pursuing the matter,” he added.

One of the impeachable offenses that the prosecution alleged against the Vice President is accumulation of unexplained wealth.

The prosecution intends to present the bank accounts of the Vice President and Carpio as evidence for Article 2. —AOL, GMA News