Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson raised the possibility that Cavite Fourth District Rep. Kiko Barzaga may have been ‘exploited by some parties’ to push their ‘self-seeking agenda’ and undermine the blue ribbon panel’s investigation into anomalous flood control projects.
Lacson, in a post on X on Friday, said he is sympathizing with the congressman’s mother, Dasmariñas City Mayor Jenny Barzaga.
The senator said that while it was the younger Barzaga who posted a month-old photo of him with the Discaya couple last Oct. 1, he could not have done that without someone providing him with that photo.
‘I feel for our dear friend, Mayor Jenny Barzaga. As the mayor of Dasmariñas City, she must have her hands full serving her constituents. The last thing she needs is the evil-mindedness of people who use her son Kiko’s mental state to advance their self-seeking political agenda,’ Lacson said in a post on X.
Lacson previously debunked insinuations about the photo with the Discayas, saying it was taken during the campaign period-way before the start of the investigation into anomalous flood control projects.
He explained that a supporter from Davao City accompanied the Discayas to invite him to a political rally, but he emphasized that he declined the invitation.
The senator believes that the posting of the photo was likely ‘meant to discredit the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee,’ which is investigating the flood control scandal.
Meanwhile, the Discayas are among the key resource speakers of the blue ribbon’s hearing on anomalous flood control projects.
It was the Discaya patriarch-Pacifico ‘Curlee’-who first named congressmen and government officials who were allegedly receiving kickbacks from anomalous government biddings. /apl