Hontiveros claims some firms funding Cale88 are Chinese state-owned

GMA Network - Oct 6, 2026

Senator-Judge Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday claimed that some of the Chinese firms that funded Cale88 Foods Corporation, a company linked to lawyer Mans Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, were Chinese state-owned enterprises.

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