Lawyer Manases Reyes Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, is set to file a criminal complaint on Monday before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office against officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), and members of the House Committee on Justice over alleged violations of banking confidentiality and privacy laws.

Based on a media advisory, the filing is scheduled at 11:00 a.m.

Among those named as respondents are BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr., AMLC Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura, and House justice panel members Gerville Luistro, Percival Cendaña, Chel Diokno, and Leila de Lima.

Carpio is expected to accuse the respondents of allegedly disclosing confidential banking records in violation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), the Bank Secrecy Law, and the Data Privacy Act.

In the advisory, Carpio said he was constrained to take legal action in defense not only of his wife and their family, but also of the banking and financial community and the general public.

He maintained that the AMLA provides strict confidentiality over bank records, stressing that disclosure of reports submitted to the AMLC is prohibited.

"There is no exception. The prohibition is absolute. That is what Congress itself enacted to preserve full security against any disclosure of any information or record obtained by the AMLC”, said Carpio.

The complaint is expected to include allegations that private financial records—such as insurance payments, time deposits, investments, and utility transactions—were improperly disclosed.

Carpio also claimed the alleged disclosures were used for “black propaganda and political harassment,” and warned that such actions could undermine the security of financial data.

"AMLA is being weaponized to the max even if illegal and contrary to law, for pure black propaganda with a view to the 2028 national election”, Carpio said.

Under Philippine law, violations of bank secrecy rules, AMLA confidentiality provisions, and the Data Privacy Act may carry penalties including imprisonment and fines.

The development comes amid ongoing political tensions tied to disclosures before the House panel involving alleged financial transactions linked to Duterte and Carpio.