Malacañang said the videos released by resigned congressman Zaldy Co are plagued with inconsistencies, raising doubt that he may be altering his claims on the flood control mess based on the public's reaction.

Palace Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a briefing on Wednesday, Nov. 26, alleged that Co is coming up with the videos on different days, saying "most likely, they are adjusting based on the public’s reactions.”

"Kung isang araw lang itong ginawa, hindi dapat nababago ang itsura. So it means, lumalabas, iba-ibang araw ito ginawa at malamang, at malamang ay bumabase sila sa reaksyon ng tao (If all of this were filmed in just one day, his appearance should not be changing. So this means it turns out the videos were made on different days, and most likely, they are adjusting based on the public’s reactions)," Castro said.

This, she said, makes it also inevitable to doubt whether he was truly the person in them.

"Sa nakikita po natin na mga pag-iba-iba ng kanyang mga imahe, hindi mawawala sa isipan kung siya man iyon o hindi (With the changes we see in his appearance, it’s impossible not to wonder whether it is really him or not)," Castro said.

The Palace official noted observations on the series of videos Co have released so far, stressing that he changes his story along with the changes in his hairstyle.

She stressed that Co must complete his accounts first as she claimed that the resigned lawmaker changes his story whenever his inconsistencies are being pointed out.

"Mula video 1, 2, 3, hanggang video 4 and 5, madaling nag-iba ang kanyang hairstyle kaya’t tuwing makikita natin at masasabi natin ang mga inconsistencies, maaaring magbago rin siya ng kuwento (From videos 1, 2, and 3, up to videos 4 and 5, his hairstyle changes so easily that every time we notice and point out inconsistencies, he can just change his story as well)," Castro said.

"So, dapat matapos muna lahat ang kanyang mga sinasalaysay dahil sa tuwing mapupuna natin ang kanyang inconsistencies eh sumasabay po ang kanyang pagbabago ng kuwento sa pagbabago ng hairstyle sa video (So all of his accounts should be completed first, because whenever we point out inconsistencies, his story changes along with the changes in his hairstyle in the videos)," Castro added.

"But still, sasagot po tayo at ang nais lang po natin ay tapusin niya ang kanyang salaysay kasi tuwing mapupuna natin ang kaniyang mga inconsistencies, nababago rin po ang kanyang statements (But still, we will respond, and what we want is for him to finish his account, because every time we point out his inconsistencies, his statements also change)," Castro reiterated.

Among the inconsistencies in Co's claims, according to Castro, was his alleged conversation with resigned Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman.

"Unang-una, ni hindi niya binanggit sa video one, two ang sinasabing transaksiyon ng 2022. Maliwanag na ang binanggit niya na nagsimula raw ang kaniyang pakikipag-usap diumano kay Secretary Amenah Pangandaman ay 2024 (First of all, he did not even mention in videos one and two the supposed 2022 transaction. What he clearly stated was that his alleged conversations with Secretary Amenah Pangandaman began in 2024)," Castro said.

"So, noong napuna ang mga inconsistencies, nabago ang kuwento. So, mas magandang hayaan nating tapusin niya na muna kasi sabi nga natin, tuwing makikita natin ang mga inconsistencies, hindi lang po tayo, pati iyong mga ibang mga lawyers, ibang mga eksperto na bumabasa at nadidinig ang kanyang mga sinasabi at napupuna ang inconsistencies, ginagamot nila sa mga susunod na mga videos (So when the inconsistencies were pointed out, the story changed. It’s better to let him finish first because, as we said, every time we notice inconsistencies—not just us, but also other lawyers and experts who read and listen to what he says—they point them out, and he tries to fix them in the succeeding videos)," Castro added.