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'Tuwang tuwa siya': Garin narrates Kiko Barzaga's excitement over ethics case

Published Sep 20, 2025 04:12 am

At A Glance

  • Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga finds it exciting and not worrisome at all that his House colleagues have cited multiple grounds for a prospective ethics complaint against him.
Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga (left), Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (MANILA BULLETIN)
Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga (left), Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (MANILA BULLETIN)


Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga finds it exciting and not worrisome at all that his House colleagues have cited multiple grounds for a prospective ethics complaint against him.
This was shared to reporters by Deputy Speaker Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, who was able to pick Barzaga's brain last week when they sat next to each other at the plenary hall.
In a recent interview, Garin said she didn't know the details of this ethics case until Barzaga himself told her about it. Apparently, he was quite enthusiastic about it.
"It was actually kiko who told me, siya actually nagsabi sa akin. Tuwang tuwa kasi marami siyang kaso, so sabi ko hindi nakakatuwa yan kasi mabi-busy ka (Actually he's the one who told me. He was so happy because he has a lot of cases, so I told him it's not a good thing because it'll consume his time)," she said.
"Kasi tuwang tuwa siya, sabi niya kung makulong daw it will be political persecution (Because he was ao happy, he said it would be political persecution if he gets jailed)," Garin recounted.
"Parang gusto niyang magkaroon pa ng maraming kaso (It's like he wants to have more cases)," she said about the eccentric Barzaga.
An ethics complaint in the House of Representatives is meant to discipline a member, not jailed him or her.
The National Unity Party (NUP), Barzaga's former political party, earlier announced that it was going to pursue an ethics case against the eccentric solon.
The party, chaired by Deputy Speaker Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Puno, said the complaint outlines four serious causes of action: (1) violation of the House Code of Conduct; (2) violation of Republic Act (RA) No. 6713, the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees; (3) unethical conduct that potentially violates Article 142 of the Revised Penal Code (Inciting to Sedition); and (4) conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.
Puno took particular offense to Barzaga's disrespect and objectification of women based on the latter's Facebook posts even before he was elected congressman in the 2025 midterm polls.
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