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<p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED)</strong> — The police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has filed Inciting to Sedition and Inciting to Rebellion complaints against Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga, according to a subpoena the first-term House member posted on his Facebook page.</p><p>The subpoena from the Office of the City Prosecutor of Quezon City requires Barzaga to personally appear at the OCP on Nov. 17 and 25 for a preliminary investigation, which will determine whether a case should be filed in court.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/13/barzaga-late-for-ethics-hearing-i-was-playing-games-on-my-computer-1402"><strong>Barzaga late for ethics hearing: &#x27;I was playing games on my computer&#x27;</strong></a></div><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kiko.barzaga/posts/pfbid0WTvrRC3h96wSoV8Cq8PEgpHPRB7odJRaGoccuPbXTTSMaTzii4n1VJ78BsWZdkiFl?__cft__[0]=AZWzf5sDARlP8LzYhvoDr9KiN5HrhCYikmZOPU5IkZ4fTVCz__7NDlhWDj_k4Hf_JbyMBrKOyzNGDF31D7DPzADdPd3G1ef9nHaGOjhxexSUwEILrljlP6JTMUDApsHZsDSN6-FWiNphREpb74cpwUkgPmu4RFKqaaXOoPLG1Jjamw&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R">The subpoena that Barzaga posted</a> does not state the basis for the complaints but lawyer Polo Martinez, Department of Justice spokesperson, has confirmed the document is legitimate.</p><p>While he didn&#x27;t have a copy of the complaint against Barzaga, Martinez confirmed &quot;the filing of the said case with the QC OCP.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/17/pcw-condemns-barzaga-s-scandalous-behavior-following-ethics-complaint-1842"><strong>PCW condemns Barzaga’s ‘scandalous behavior’ following ethics complaint</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>COMPLAINTS RELATED TO VIOLENCE AFTER SEPT. 21 RALLY<br/></strong></div><p>In a message, Police Maj. Gen. Robert Morico II, CIDG director, confirmed that a criminal complaint was filed against Barzaga &quot;in relation to the violent incidents which occurred in Mendiola and Recto, Manila on September 21, 2025.&quot;</p><p>Morico, however, declined to provide further details, saying it would be inappropriate to comment while the complaint is undergoing preliminary investigation.</p><p>“We are refrained from issuing statements relative to the said criminal complaint as it may preempt or influence the outcome of the preliminary investigation pending before the city prosecutor,” he added.</p><p>Barzaga, who has positioned himself as an anti-corruption figure, tagged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the Facebook post and said:</p><p>&quot;How many people have your father killed or imprisoned before he was removed from power? This will not stop us, this will only make the revolution stronger!&quot;</p><p>Barzaga in October called on people to gather in front of Forbes Park subdivision in Makati City to supposedly storm houses that Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez and resigned congressman Zaldy Co supposedly own in the gated village of the country&#x27;s elite.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/19/barzaga-s-antics-distract-from-anti-corruption-campaign-protest-leaders-say-2230"><strong>Barzaga’s antics distract from anti-corruption campaigns, protest leaders say<br/></strong></a></div><p>Activist groups have dismissed Barzaga&#x27;s antics as &quot;clout chasing&quot; and a distraction from legitimate public anger over the flood-control project corruption controversy.<strong> — with reports from Adrian Ayalin and Karen De Guzman, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RCIGbGuykK4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has filed Inciting to Sedition and Inciting to Rebellion complaints against Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga, according to a subpoena the first-term House member posted on his Facebook page.</p>

The police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has filed Inciting to Sedition and Inciting to Rebellion complaints against Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga, according to a subpoena the first-term House member posted on his Facebook page.

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Barzaga faces inciting to sedition, rebellion raps at QC prosecutor's office

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Published Nov 12, 2025 07:23 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 12, 2025 09:53 PM PHT

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