Kim Chiu files qualified theft complaint against sister

Actress Kim Chiu has filed a qualified theft complaint against her sister, Lakambini Chiu, after discovering "serious financial discrepancies" in one of their business ventures.

The complaint was filed at the Justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma Hall at the Quezon City prosecutor's office, with Chiu accompanied by her legal team.

In a statement, Chiu described the decision to file the complaint as one of the "most painful steps she has ever taken in her life."

She stated that after months of internal review, the legal action was necessary "to protect not just my company, but also the livelihoods of the people who work with me."