Tinanong ng dating House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez ang ulat na nagpatayo siya ng mansyon para sa kanyang diumano'y mistress at nakakuha ng mga ari-arian na nagkakahalaga ng bilyones, ayon sa post ng kanyang panganay na si Alfonso. Itinanggi niya ang mga paratang na ito at hinikayat na magsagawa ng imbestigasyon. Sinabi niyang ang kanyang bahay ay simpleng three-bedroom lamang.
Sa isang panayam sa The STAR, itinanggi ni Alvarez ang mga paratang na nagpatayo siya ng mansyon para kay Jen Maliwanag, na tinutukoy bilang kanyang 'mistress' ng kanyang anak. "Better conduct an ocular inspection of the area, if there is an iota of truth to the allegations. Yes, he is my son, but even the branding that he was my former chief of staff is not true. Please investigate deeper into his background as a person," sabi niya.
Ang post ni Alfonso sa social media, na may titulong “Road to my Mansion,” ay naglalarawan ng isang bahay sa tuktok ng burol, na nakapalibot ng kongkretong pader at may mahabang, curving na daan. Gayunpaman, sinabi ni Alvarez, "Of course, there is no mansion to talk about in the first place. Mine is only a three-bedroom house with no amenities."
Bilang matagal nang miyembro ng PDP-Laban ni Duterte, naglingkod si Alvarez bilang Speaker ng House of Representatives mula Hulyo 2016 hanggang Hulyo 2018, nang siya ay mapatalsik ni Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Itinanggi rin niya na si Alfonso ang kanyang congressional chief of staff mula 2019 hanggang unang bahagi ng 2024.
"Jen is not my mistress, but rather, she is the mother of my two daughters. Legally speaking, my marital status is single since my marriage to a certain Emelita Apostol has been declared null and void ab initio (from the very start)," ani Alvarez, na nagbanggit ng desisyon ng Makati regional trial court at Court of Appeals.
Samantala, sinabi ni Alfonso, "It’s embarrassing to admit, but it is, what it is, it’s true, that’s the truth. The mansion is even made of materiales fuertes (strong materials), some items I believe where even imported from Thailand. I know that it’s government money. But we in our family don’t have anything to do with that."
Dagdag pa niya, ang mansyon ay para kay Maliwanag at nag-invest si Alvarez ng mga ari-arian sa Siargao at Samal Island sa Davao, na nagkakahalaga ng bilyones gamit ang mga dummy. "He has acquired and invested in so many real estate properties, some or many of them in Siargao and in Samal Island too. And these are worth billions. I also know that he has been using dummies for these properties," aniya. Sinabi rin niyang hindi kayang pondohan ng ordinaryong tao ang gayong proyekto nang walang negosyo.