00:00mr speaker distinguished colleagues i rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege
00:08may the house know the nature of the personal and collective privilege mr speaker i rise to
00:13defend the honor and dignity of this institution the gentleman has 10 minutes please proceed
00:20thank you mr speaker last december 1 2025 this house imposed a 60-day suspension upon honorable
00:31francisco a barsaga for serious violation of the house with a stern warning that repetition
00:40of similar misconduct would merit more severe sanctions despite this congressman barsaga
00:49has continued his defiance mr speaker his defiance these acts committed through his official
01:00congressional platforms flagrantly violate section 141 or rule 20 of our rules mr speaker discipline
01:11without enforcement renders our authority meaningless the continuing defiance of congressman barsaga
01:21must be addressed immediately thank you mr speaker thank you very much majority leader mr speaker
01:32mr speaker may may we know the pleasure of the gentleman yes mr speaker may we know from the
01:38gentleman from the second district of manila if he will be amenable to some questions for interpolation
01:44is the gentleman willing to answer some questions and interpretation gladly mr speaker the gentleman may
01:51proceed thank you mr speaker mr speaker may we know from the second uh from the gentleman from the second
01:58district of manila the rational or the basis of manila the rational or the basis for his uh
02:05request that the
02:10committee on ethics be or to continue to investigate the contents of his uh uh privilege speech mr speaker
02:19gentleman gentleman from rizal
02:21gentleman from rizal ang ilan po sa mga violation at nakita namin na pang abuso muli ni congressman
02:28barsaga babasahin ko lamang po na ito ay pinos niya nup congressman received bribes from
02:36enrique razon in bias gatherings in soler prior to the 2025 election in exchange for supporting speaker martin
02:45rome valdez isa pong malaking kalokohan at kasinungalingan at ang isa pa po congressman
02:53romeo akob's death will not stop him from facing justice he must be investigated for involvement in the
03:00flood control corruptions
03:06eto pa po corruption and plunder against the pilipino people is a sin against the lord congressman
03:13romeo akob is now suffering through eternal damnation he has left the comfort of his luxurious
03:20mansion in exchange for a fit of eternal hellfire that is the fate of all corrupt politicians mr speaker
03:30ako po ay naniniwala na hindi dapat at uh he violates yung kanyang suspension so i move mr speaker
03:39mr speaker
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03:53uh mr speaker napaka ano po napaka angkop at napaka
03:58ah ah ah sariwa pa ang ah pagka yumao ng ating dating kasamahan si congressman ah romeo akob at
04:10nabanggit ng ah kinatawan ng ikalawan distrito ng maynila ang ah isa sa mga naging basihan niya
04:19para magsalita ngayong hapon ay ah ah ang mapahayag ng ah nasuspending kasamahan natin tungkol sa
04:29pagkatao ni congressman ah romeo akob pagkatapos na po ng kanyang ah ah ah pagka yumao sa ating lipunan mr speaker
04:42ah ah ang respeto na binibigay ng bawat pilipino sa isang taong namatay ay napakahalaga
04:50kumbaga kapag isang tao ay yumao o ang namatay naging kaugalian ng ating ah ah lipunan na yan ay no touch
05:02bigyan na natin po ng katahimikan at ah ah karapat dapat na respeto
05:08huwag na natin ah ah ah umkatin pa kung ano pa ang nangyari sa isang taong na yumao na wala
05:18naman pong ah ah ah pinal na paghuhusga at yung nabanggit po ng ay kalawang nga nang pinatawan
05:25ah ah ah ah kalawang distrito ng maynila na may mga pahayag si ah congressman ah kiko
05:32ah kiko barsaga tungkol sa kay congressman ah ako pagkatapos ng kanyang pagkamatay ay masakit po mas
05:40lalo na po sa amin ng mga taga risal kalalawigan ko po mr speaker ang yumaong congressman romeo ako
05:49hindi po katanggap tanggap na makarinig o makakita sa social media ang mga post na
05:59binabastos inuyurak at iniinsulto ang isang taong namatay na kaya bilang ah ah isang ah ah ah
06:11dagdag na katanungan sa kinatawan ng ikalawang distrito ng maynila sa tingin po ba
06:18mr speaker ng ah ah ah kagalang galang na ah ah ah congressman valeriano yan po ba
06:25ay sapat na para i atas ang committee ng ethics na magkaroon ng ah ah ah pagimbestiga o pagsusuri
06:39sa mga ah nabanggit niyang mga ah ah ah gawain ng ah ah ah ating kasamahang ah ah congressman
06:46ah ah ah congressman barzaga mr speaker
06:48mr speaker ulitin ko po malinaw rin naman po ang nakasaad sa kanyang ah ah suspension
06:54with the stern warning that repetition of similar misconduct would merit more severe sanctions
07:02and i believe mr speaker he violated yung sanction niya po or yung suspension niya
07:09with that mr speaker ako po yung nakikiusap dito sa kongresa na ito na patawan muli
07:15ng another suspension si congressman barzaga para maturoan ng tamang aral yung batang yan
07:21mr speaker ah ah ah this is separate this representation is uh satisfied with the answers
07:29or by the uh replies given by the gentleman from the second district of manila and i concur with
07:35his uh uh request uh mr speaker no more questions speaker that's all mr speaker maraming maraming
07:40salamat po thank you very much majority leader mr speaker i move to refer
07:52mr speaker yes uh representative delima okay just uh one or two questions to the uh if the gentleman
08:02if the gentleman would uh wish to reply and answer the questions
08:09the gentlelady may proceed may proceed thank you mr speaker do i take it that the honorable sponsor is
08:17is it now a new complaint or is it just a continuation of the previous case
08:26a continuation yeah because to be referred to the ethics committee yeah because we know
08:33that the jurisdiction of a committee and especially the the ethics committee is either motu proprio
08:41or upon complaint so we have had that previous case which resulted to the uh 60 day suspension
08:51which is about to expire now we have all this new allegations which i think are are really good basis for
09:00a new complaint or a new investigation by the ethics committee now we heard the uh honorable sponsor
09:12deliver a sponsorship speech can we now say that the sponsorship sponsorship speech is
09:20is in fact the trigger for the acquisition again of jurisdiction by the ethics committee or is this just a
09:30continuation because of what you pointed out as a uh collatelia there that similar acts would merit
09:42harsher penalties so just that point of clarification mr speaker
09:49that is my contention mr speaker with the stern warning that repetition of similar misconduct would merit more severe sanction
09:58however it is up to the committee on ethics to decide whether it is a new allegations or it will continue his suspensions
10:08so the plea now that the good gentleman is to just refer the matter to the ethics committee for appropriate action
10:15so the plea now the good gentleman is to just refer the matter to the ethics committee for appropriate action
10:18thank you very much mr speaker thank you thank you very much thank you very much
10:23majority leader
10:25mr speaker i move i move to refer the speech of the honorable valeriano and its interpolations to the
10:30uh refer to the committee on ethics and privilege
10:33the motion to refer the speech of the motion to refer the speech of the honorable valeriano and those who are interpreted to the committee on rules
10:40there
10:42committee on ethics they're in the objection
10:44they're in the objection
10:45they're in the objection chair is done motion is carried
10:47majority leader
10:48mr speaker i move to authorize the committee on ethics and privileges to conduct a hearing at its next scheduled meeting
10:54but first to conduct a thorough assessment on the conduct of the respondent member mr. Francisco Barzaga
11:00during the period of his suspension for adopted the findings and recommendation of the committee on ethics and privileges
11:06as contained in committee report number twenty eight
11:09regarding committee case number sc twenty twenty five zero three
11:13second to require the respondent member to the case mr. Barzaga to appear in the hearing of the
11:17committee and third to immediately report to the house its findings and recommendations
11:21after the scheduled hearing
11:23mr. Barzaga
11:24there in objection
11:25here is none motion is carried
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