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Guanzon files criminal, administrative complaints vs. Cardema

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Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="compo image" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/08/07/rowena-guanzon-ronald-cardema.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA — Incoming P3PWD Party-list Rep. Rowena Guanzon has filed criminal and administrative complaints at the Ombudsman against National Youth Commission (NYC) chairperson Ronald Cardema over his Facebook posts against her. </p><p>In a copy of the complaint, Guanzon accused Cardema of violating Republic Act 6713, or the Code of Ethics for Public Officials. </p><p>She said Cardema&#x27;s posts were &quot;false and insulting&quot;.</p><p>The posts were mostly Cardema&#x27;s television interviews, wherein the he alleged that Guanzon was trying to circumvent the law by trying to get a Congressional seat.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/23/22/guanzon-takes-oath-as-party-list-solon">Guanzon takes oath as party-list solon</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/14/22/guanzons-nomination-as-party-list-rep-formalized">Guanzon&#x27;s nomination as party-list lawmaker representing PWDs formalized</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Respondent&#x27;s statements in the video are false, insulting, and mock me as senior commissioner of the Commission on Elections,&quot; the complaint read.</p><p>In an interview after the filing, Guanzon said Cardema is using his government post and work time to attack her, which she said violated Section 6 of the Code of Ethics.</p><p>&quot;He is obnoxious, he has unjustly vexxed me,&quot; Guanzon said.</p><p>Apart from the complaint filed at the Ombudsman, Guanzon said she will also file libel charges against Cardema and his wife, Duterte Youth Rep. Ducielle Cardema.</p><p>As a response to the complaint, Cardema claimed Guanzon has &quot;opened a pandora&#x27;s box against herself.&quot;</p><p>&quot;She will face more serious cases at the Ombudsman next week,&quot; his press statement read.</p><p>&quot;The complaints filed by Rowena Guanzon at the ombudsman versus Chairman Ronald Cardema are small time, vague, and baseless complaints that can easily be answered in the ombudsman,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;The complaints are very vague, that she is annoyed that I as a government official is speaking against her, using government time to speak against her,&quot; he said.</p><p>Guanzon and Cardema have had a long history of disagreements, dating back when Guanzon was still Comelec commissioner, opposing Cardema&#x27;s bid for a congressional seat.</p><p>Asked how they will be working together as part of the partylist coalition in the Congress, Guanzon said she doesn&#x27;t need to work with Rep. Ducielle Cardema.</p><p>&quot;We don&#x27;t need to sit together. What kind of youth representative are they? They haven&#x27;t even filed a single bill!&quot; Guanzon said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2098036" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Guanzon files criminal, administrative complaints vs. Cardema

Jervis Manahan,

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Published Jun 28, 2022 06:22 PM PHT

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