‘Bye Bye, Mga Crocodile’: Barzaga Defiant As House Members Vote To Expel Him
“Sinasabi ko sa kanila huwag na masyado magnakaw,” Kiko Barzaga said before his former colleagues at the House moved to remove him as Cavite fourth district representative.
Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday night, June 2, to expel Rep. Kiko Barzaga from the roll of members of the House of Representatives for disorderly behavior, unparliamentary conduct and other violations.
But Barzaga was unfazed as he told the media that he was aware of the decision prior to the House plenary session on Tuesday. In a Facebook post, he said he was removed by President Marcos because his flood control projects would not push through if he remains in the House.
He also bid his former colleagues goodbye and told them to moderate their greed.
“Bye bye, mga crocodile,” Barzaga said.
Voting 265-14 with eight abstentions during plenary session, members of the chamber from both the administration and opposition voted to remove the neophyte lawmaker as representative of Cavite’s fourth district.
The 318-member House adopted the recommendation of the committee on ethics and privileges headed by Rep. JC Abalos of the 4Ps party-list, based on a complaint filed by Barzaga’s former colleagues in the National Unity Party (NUP).
Prior to his expulsion, the son of the late congressman Elpidio Barzaga Jr. had been suspended twice for 60 days – in December 2025 and February 2026 – for gross misconduct and making defamatory allegations against fellow lawmakers through offensive social media posts.
Barzaga repeatedly went live on his personal Facebook account during legislative sessions and described the House as a “crocodile farm,” an apparent swipe at colleagues whom he accused of corruption, including alleged involvement in the flood-control controversy.
The House leadership under Speaker Faustino Dy III said the expulsion was part of the chamber’s efforts to instill discipline and proper decorum, following Barzaga’s earlier suspensions for conduct unbecoming of a member and violations of House rules.
Ethics complaint
The expulsion also came as the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sought separate sanctions against Barzaga over social media posts accusing NBI agents of attempting to assassinate senators during the May 13 shooting incident at the Senate.
On Tuesday, NBI Director Melvin Matibag personally filed the complaint at the House of Representatives, saying Barzaga’s allegations were not only false but also damaging to the reputation of the bureau and law enforcement agencies. — With Mark Ernest Villeza
