Transparency for thee, but not for me
By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — November 19, 2025
Senator Marcoleta’s ₱112-Million Vanishing Donor Trick: Now He Wants the Ombudsman to Accept TikTok as Evidence
Houdini Called — He Wants His Act Back: ₱112 Million Spent, Zero Donors (Not Even a Cousin with ₱500)
The man screaming “transparency!” at a half-million-strong INC rally somehow forgot to disclose a single peso of his own campaign money.
“In Any Form” = The Favorite Half-Quote of Every Political Magician
Marcoleta loves waving [RA 6770] like a holy relic… until you read the fine print in the [Ombudsman Rules] that says actual investigations need sworn complaints. Shocking.
When Your Own Team Just Got Busted for Peddling a Fake Notarized Affidavit
Remember the [Guteza “sworn” statement] that Marcoleta’s allies paraded around? A Manila court just ruled it forged. The notary admitted the guy never showed up. So yeah, maybe the Ombudsman has a teensy reason not to accept unverified Facebook videos.
The 2025 Rules on Notarial Practice: Still Say “No Body, No Notary”
The Supreme Court’s [A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC] hasn’t changed its mind just because a senator needs a new talking point.
Marcoleta’s Official Hypocrisy Starter Pack (Collect All Three!)
- Demands ₱100-billion probe while hiding his own ₱112-million “invisible friends” money
- Accuses Ombudsman of cover-up after his camp got caught with a court-certified forgery
- Wants complaints accepted “in any form” but filed his SOCE in the form of complete silence
How to Solve This Without Handing Marcoleta Another Three-Day Rally
Secretary Remulla, do this tomorrow and starve the circus of oxygen:
- Open motu proprio fact-finding
- Run forensics on the video
- Give Zaldy Co a secure way to swear to it
- Issue a boring, adult statement
Watch the martyr act collapse overnight.
Final Verdict Straight from the Cave
Zaldy Co’s ₱100-billion allegation is nuclear-grade serious and must be investigated properly. The Ombudsman asking for a sworn complaint is not a cover-up — it’s the bare minimum after the other side already got officially caught forging “evidence.”
And Senator Marcoleta? You don’t get to headline the National Transparency Tour when your own campaign was bankrolled by the Invisible Man. Go home. Amend your SOCE. Then, and only then, come lecture us about ghosts.
Key Citations
- Republic Act No. 6770. “The Ombudsman Act of 1989.” Official Gazette, 17 Nov. 1989.
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 881. “Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines.” Official Gazette, 3 Dec. 1985.
- Supreme Court of the Philippines. “A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC: Re: 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice.” Resolution of the Court En Banc dated 19 Feb. 2008. LawPhil Project.
- Office of the Ombudsman. “Administrative Order No. 07, s. 1990: Rules of Procedure of the Office of the Ombudsman.” Promulgated 1990. LawPhil Project.
- Villanueva, Gillian. “Marcoleta Hits Ombudsman over Requirements for Zaldy Co Complaint.” Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 Nov. 2025.
- “Manila Court Finds Senate Witness Guteza’s Affidavit Falsified.” Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2025.
Hanggang sa susunod na magic trick,
–Barok
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KWEBA ni BAROK 
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