Cagayan de Oro City — Princess Jenniel Galarpe, the wife of Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial, has confirmed their breakup and revealed that she has filed a concubinage case against him. Galarpe accused Marcial of living with another woman and subjected her to months of trauma, manipulation, emotional stress, physical abuse, and psychological torment.

In a Facebook post, Jenniel, a native of this city, detailed her experiences of enduring emotional and physical hardships during their marriage. She recounted catching Eumir with his mistress at a condominium in Pasay in October 2024. The incident led to their arrest and temporary detention. Jenniel further alleged that Eumir withdrew all their savings to build a house in Zamboanga for his mistress, where they now reside.

In her viral Facebook post, Jenniel wrote:

"Hope the holiday season has brought you some peace and clarity.

So much has happened in the past few months. I have had to deal with such difficult events in my personal life that took a toll on my mental and emotional health. Particularly, things in my marriage with Eumir that I may have kept out of the public.

I feel like I owe it to myself to share the truth to everyone who has been there from the very beginning of our relationship, who witnessed our marriage, until now that it has deeply wounded me by it, 14 years later.

I caught Eumir having an affair in October last year. I, along with my sister, have personally caught them inside an Airbnb condominium in Pasay where we had them both arrested at a police station. Eumir and his mistress, Jessa both had to be temporarily detained for 5 days. Despite some of my family’s strong disapproval, I still gave Eumir multiple chances to make amends with our marriage, putting into consideration all that we have gone through and the difficult things we have survived as a couple. As his wife, I felt then that I still owe Eumir the responsibility to forgive him so I permitted his release by signing an affidavit of desistance while his mistress signed the compromise agreement thinking Eumir would take this chance to correct his mistake and do better. But what I got instead was him further manipulating me.

Little did I know that what started as a small act quickly grew to a sickening love affair with his young mistress from his hometown in Zamboanga City. Currently, I’ve managed to maintain some correspondence with some of our mutual and trusted friends in Zamboanga City where they alluded that Eumir and his mistress have decided to live together. Apparently, he withdrew all our savings and used the money to construct a house for him and his mistress in Zamboanga. I also have friends who have personally seen them together.

Unfortunately for legal reasons, we cannot release any of the evidence we have gathered to the public but they will be submitted instead to the court who we will let decide about the outcome of the case.

For these obvious reasons, I had to go on separate ways with Eumir and severed all sources of communication with him after all the trauma, manipulation, emotional stress, physical abuse, and psychological torment that I had to endure these past few months and throughout our years of being together.

As some of you may also know, I have been Eumir’s brand manager for the longest time, sacrificing my career to help build his. With this, I have also received active threats from Eumir saying he will ensure that I can no longer step in America nor get anything from our separation.

A bigger part of the reason why I’m making this information public is because I’m seriously concerned about my safety, the safety of my family, and the potential witnesses of this case against Eumir. It is not a secret that Eumir, being a well-recognized athlete, has also gained support and protection from his connections who are very much capable of influencing the outcome of this case. They may also try to fabricate lies to fit their narrative and potentially discredit my experience, but I urge you to focus on the facts and based your judgement on the evidence we have at hand.

This is also why I feel strongly about my intention to share this truth to the public, a truth that not only represents me but so many women who have had to deal with their abusive husbands, and who may have felt silenced or powerless to defend themselves.

Our marriage means a lot to me, because it has divine blessing guided by the knowledge that it is also the foundation of every family. How Eumir disrespected his vows to God and to me by cheating on me and continuously deceiving me had hurt me in unimaginable ways. I don't think I can ever survive the pain, but my hope is that by speaking up, and in a way help other women who may have been suffering in silence, would give me the strength to continue in fighting for what is right in front of God who stood as a witness to our marriage. I’ll leave it up to God’s hands to see that true and righteous justice be served to Eumir and his mistress.

Thank you so much for your time and understanding. Please continue to help pray for me and my family’s healing as well as our safety throughout this process.

Sincerely,

Princess Jenniel G. Marcial"

Through this difficult process, both parties face the challenge of moving forward. Jenniel’s courage to speak out may inspire others to stand up against similar injustices and find strength in seeking justice and healing.