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04/12/2025

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04/12/2025

STATEMENT OF SEN. RODANTE D. MARCOLETA ON THE SUSPENSION OF REP. KIKO BARZAGA

The suspension of Rep. Kiko Barzaga is not merely a dispute over ethics—it is about silencing dissent. It is a reaction to his efforts to spotlight deeper, long-standing problems that demand public scrutiny. The facts speak for themselves, yet the Committee chose to penalize expressions that sought to withdraw attention to issues affecting governance, accountability, and public welfare. When a governing body stretches the concept of “ethics” to include criticism of systemic shortcomings, it transforms an oversight mechanism into a tool of political control.

The posts in question were clearly aimed at raising awareness, engaging constituents, encouraging civic participation, or using humor and commentary to highlight issues of public concern. These are core democratic spaces that should not be sacrificed in the altar of the House Rules. Public officials routinely communicate with the people they represent, and social media platforms have become one of the most direct avenues for doing so. Penalizing such communication sends a message that only sanitized and approved speech is safe, a message that undermines the very transparency and openness that ethical governance supposedly demands. By responding with punitive action instead of engagement, the Committee signals an unwillingness to confront these systemic problems, shielding the very ills that Rep. Kiko Barzaga sought to expose.

𝘚𝘢 𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘬𝘰, 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯. 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺; 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥.

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘐𝘧 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮. 𝘚𝘢 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘰—𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨—𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘬—𝘪𝘵𝘰’𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘯.

03/12/2025

2028 wla na Ang kaban kawawang Pilipinas

UTANG NG GOBYERNO, TUMAAS

Umakyat sa P17.56 trillion ang kabuuang utang ng National Government nitong Oktubre, matapos madagdagan ng P106.78 bilyon dahil sa pangungutang at paghina ng piso kontra dolyar.

Ayon sa National Treasury, nananatiling 68.6% ng utang ay domestic debt, habang bahagyang tumaas din ang external debt sa P5.52 trillion.

03/12/2025

STATEMENT ON THE SUSPENSION OF REP. BARZAGA
December 3, 2025

The suspension of Rep. Kiko Barzaga is part of a series of efforts to silence voices that speak uncomfortable truths.

This is not the first time that critics of the government have been met with punitive action. In less than a year, we witnessed the kidnapping of a former President and the filing of inciting to sedition charges against several individuals—including myself—simply because we dared to question those in power.

In a nation that takes pride in democracy, dissent should not be treated as a threat. The right to speak freely is not granted by those in power; it is a fundamental right guaranteed and protected by our very Constitution.

Karapatan ito ng bawat Pilipino, lalo na ng mga lingkod-bayan na may tungkuling magsiwalat ng katotohanan. Kaya kung ang isang halal ng bayan tulad ni Cong. Barzaga ay maaaring patahimikin, paano pa ang mga ordinaryong Pilipinong wala namang kapangyarihan o posisyon?

Democracy demands courage. Democracy demands the freedom to speak and the freedom to question.

I stand with every Filipino who refuses to be intimidated.

Shukran.

SARA Z. DUTERTE
Vice President of the Philippines

02/12/2025

This is where our taxes go?

I visited a hospital today for a sick family member. What I saw broke me.

Patients lying in hallways, including childrens. Mothers fanning their sick babies because there are no rooms left. Lines so long in the admission area, even time seemed tired.

And then you remember, billions were stolen. Billions that could have built more rooms, hired more staff, bought more beds and supplies.

When they stole money, they didn’t just steal funds, they stole comfort, dignity, and precious time from patients who needed it most.

THIS IS NOT POVERTY. THIS IS INJUSTICE.

P.S. My post is not against public hospitals. The frontline workers are not the problem, they are heroes in impossible conditions. This kind of situation can happen anywhere when health services are badly supported. .

Credits: Klevie Jun

01/12/2025

Where in the world do we suspend a congressman simply because of his beliefs? In what kind of democratic society do we punish an elected representative—not for stealing, not for abusing funds, not for committing crimes—but for speaking his mind and exposing massive corruption at the highest levels of government?

The suspension of Cong. Kiko Barzaga is not discipline. It is suppression. It is a warning to silence anyone who dares to question President Marcos and the corruption surrounding his administration. The message is clear: fall in line or be punished.

Democracy dies when dissent becomes a threat. Congress exists precisely so representatives can question, debate, criticize, and expose wrongdoing without fear of political persecution. When a lawmaker is punished for telling the truth, it’s no longer democracy—it’s intimidation.

If the administration truly believed in transparency and accountability, it would welcome scrutiny, not crush it. But instead of addressing billions of pesos in corruption, they choose to silence the voices pointing to it.

The real danger to the nation is not Cong. Barzaga’s words.
The real danger is a government so afraid of the truth that it must suspend those who speak it.

In moments like this, silence is complicity.
Standing with Cong. Kiko Barzaga is standing for democracy itself.

01/12/2025

Congressman Barzaga’s Statement on the Ethics Committee