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'Nakakaawa na ko': Teodoro calls 2 female bodyguards' charges 'politically motivated'

Published Sep 25, 2025 12:00 pm

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  • Marikina City 1st district Rep. Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro has dismissed as "politically motivated" the charges of acts of lasciviousness and rape by sexual assault that were filed against him.
Marikina City 1st district Rep. Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro (MMDA)
Marikina City 1st district Rep. Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro (MMDA)


Marikina City 1st district Rep. Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro has dismissed as "politically motivated" the charges of acts of lasciviousness and rape by sexual assault that were filed against him.
"Ang mga akusasyon sa akin ay MALISYOSO AT HINDI TOTOO (The accusations against me are MALICIOUS AND UNTRUE)," Teodoro said in a statement Thursday morning, Sept. 25, the emphasis on the words his own.
"Ang kanilang mga alegasyon ay walang sapat na basehan at gawa-gawa lamang na ang intensyon ay sirain ang aking reputasyon (Their allegations lack sufficient basis and are merely fabricated with the intent to destroy my reputation)," he said.
DOJ Spokesperson Jose Dominic Clavano IV revealed earlier Thursday that two female close-in security details of the solon filed the separate complaints.
"Mukhang politically motivated attack laban sa akin. May mga trumatrabahong pwersa. Sobra na at sunod-sunod ang mga atake sa akin nakakaawa na ko (It appears to be a politically motivated attack against me. There are forces at work. The attacks against me have become excessive and relentless, I am already pitiful)," Teodoro said.
Teodoro said he had yet to receive the formal complaints filed against him. Despite this, he underscored that "An allegation cannot be considered evidence."
He said that according to DOJ Circular No. 20 (2023), the complainants will undergo case build-up and legal evaluation to determine sufficiency of evidence before any preliminary investigation.
"Malinaw sa nakasaad na DOJ Circular, na dapat may legal evaluation at pagsusuri ng ebidensya bago magsagawa ng preliminary investigation, kaya maituturing ito na isang alegasyon pa lamang," he said.
(It is clearly stated in the DOJ Circular that there must be legal evaluation and review of evidence before conducting a preliminary investigation, so this is still considered merely an allegation.)
"Nanawagan at umaasa ako sa isang impartial, transparent, at bukas na imbestigasyon upang maproteksyunan ko ang aking reputasyon dahil sunod-sunod na ang atake laban sa akin," added the former Marikina mayor.
(I am calling for and hoping for an impartial, transparent, and open investigation to protect my reputation, as the attacks against me continue to escalate.
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