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Vivienne Gulla

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<p>MANILA — House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos tagged as “BS” and refused to dignify the claim made by one of former Rep. Zaldy Co’s alleged ex-employees that he supposedly received suitcases containing cash from flood control kickbacks.</p><p>“We don&#x27;t dignify the testimonies of those fake Marines, or actually bodyguard na lang ang tawag natin sa kanila… Nakita mo na nga kahapon, biglang sumali si Sen. Escudero sa majority, biglang siya may maleta. Pati si Mary Grace Piattos sa susunod na hearing, baka ‘yan may maleta din,” Marcos said. </p><p>“So, let&#x27;s call a spade a spade. It&#x27;s all BS,” said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s son. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/17/defensor-zaldy-co-s-bagmen-air-new-allegations-0015">Defensor, Zaldy Co&#x27;s &#x27;bagmen&#x27; air new allegations</a></div><p>Asked whether he plans to file a complaint over the supposed false claims, the lawmaker said this was not worth his time.</p><p>“Is it really worth it? Sa totoo lang? Tapos bibigyan pa sila ng publicity? Huwag na. It&#x27;s really not,” he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/11/camp-of-ex-co-bodyguards-denies-link-to-alleged-senate-threat-1450">&#x27;We are peaceful people&#x27;: Camp of &#x27;ex-Co bodyguards&#x27; denies link to Senate &#x27;threat&#x27;</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/9/rep-abante-files-libel-raps-vs-co-s-ex-bodyguards-1248">Rep. Abante files libel raps vs Co&#x27;s ex-bodyguards</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/9/ombudsman-co-s-alleged-ex-bodyguards-should-issue-individual-affidavits-1424">Ombudsman: Co&#x27;s alleged ex-bodyguards should issue individual affidavits</a></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/4VtuGCIOOKA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos tagged as “BS” and refused to dignify the claim made by one of former Rep. Zaldy Co’s alleged ex-employees that he supposedly received suitcases containing cash from flood control kickbacks.</p>

House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos tagged as “BS” and refused to dignify the claim made by one of former Rep. Zaldy Co’s alleged ex-employees that he supposedly received suitcases containing cash from flood control kickbacks.

Sandro Marcos rejects ‘maleta’ claims: ‘It’s all BS’

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Sandro Marcos rejects ‘maleta’ claims: ‘It’s all BS’

Vivienne Gulla,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 17, 2026 04:14 PM PHT

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