Palace to Mans Carpio: Pray to ‘true God’ truth comes out

SINGAPORE — Malacañang on Saturday told lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, to pray to the “true God” for the truth to come out after he claimed he was being persecuted amid scrutiny of the couple’s financial transactions.

Palace press officer Claire Castro made the remarks in response to Carpio’s claim that government resources were being used against him despite not being the one facing impeachment proceedings.

“Well, let us join Mans Carpio in prayer. That is what we want, for all Filipinos to pray so that the truth will come out because many people are being blinded today,” Castro told reporters in Singapore on Saturday.

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Castro said evidence should be made public so Filipinos could determine for themselves what was true.

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“But if we are going to pray, it should be to the true God, not to some false god,” she added.

Castro also maintained that the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would not cover up alleged irregularities, even if they involved the president’s relatives, friends or political allies.

“Under President Marcos Jr.’s administration, there is no cover-up. No one is spared, whether they are relatives, friends or allies. If evidence of irregularities involving them is found, it should be investigated,” she said.

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Carpio earlier complained that he was being unfairly dragged into the impeachment proceedings against his wife, likening his situation to being personally impeached.

He made the remarks during a gathering of the 1Bukidnon4 Sara Duterte Movement in Valencia City, Bukidnon, on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to local news outlet Oro Kalibre, citing a video posted by RMN-Malaybalay.

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Carpio’s financial transactions and business interests have come under scrutiny during Duterte’s impeachment trial.

On Friday, a Bureau of Internal Revenue official confirmed that the agency had issued a letter of authority to audit Cale88 Foods Corp., a company linked to Carpio, as lawmakers questioned discrepancies between its declared sales and financial transactions.

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Carpio has previously denied allegations of wrongdoing and challenged the disclosure of his financial records. /das