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Queenie Casimiro

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MANILA - Vice President Sara Duterte has denied being behind Cavite 4th District Rep. Kiko Barzaga, who has called for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.According to Duterte, she only met Barzaga during the UniTeam rally in Cavite in 2022.&quot;Ang magulang nya ay hindi Uniteam, for Sara only sila. Si Kiko was for Uniteam,&quot; Duterte said.&quot;Di ko pakawala si Kiko. Isa syang tao na mahirap kontrolin kahit sinuman. I do not control Kiko Barzaga. He is his own person, he has his own principles and own free will,&quot; she said.Duterte also denied rumors of destabilization, alleging that the rumors are fabricated by people in government.On Sunday night, an anti-Marcos rally spearheaded by Barzaga was held outside Forbes Park.Duterte also declined to comment on former House Speaker Martin Romualdez&#x27;s appearance before the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) today.She questioned the integrity of the ICI to conduct the probe into anomalous flood control projects.&quot;Ginawa lang kasi ng Pangulo nung tinamaan na sya ng sinabi nya sa speech na na Mahiya kayo. Nagpalit lang sya ng Speaker and Senate President at binuo ang ICI pero hanggang ngayon wala pa ring nananagot,&quot; she claimed.According to Duterte, government should look into other anomalous government transactions such as the purchase of laptops by the Department of Education, school building construction, road reblocking, farm-to-market roads and many more.Duterte however said she never called for Marcos&#x27; resignation.&quot;I never said Marcos resign,&quot; Duterte said. She also claimed that Marcos&#x27; continued refusal to abide by the public&#x27;s call is a betrayal of public trust.Meanwhile, Duterte said the lawyers of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, are appealing the decision of the International Criminal Court rejecting his interim release.Duterte said she is grateful for the Senate resolution that calls for a house arrest for the former president, whom she said is &quot;old, ailing, and frail.&quot;Duterte was in Zamboanga City to grace the opening of a library at the Universidad de Zamboanga.

Vice President Sara Duterte has denied being behind Cavite 4th District Rep. Kiko Barzaga, who has called for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Vice President Sara Duterte has denied being behind Cavite 4th District Rep. Kiko Barzaga, who has called for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

'Di ko pakawala si Kiko': Sara Duterte denies being behind Barzaga

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'Di ko pakawala si Kiko': Sara Duterte denies being behind Barzaga

Queenie Casimiro,

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Published October 14, 2025 05:57 PM PHT

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