Sandro brands Co as ‘new champion of DDS cabal’
House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos on Tuesday pushed back against resigned Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, branding him as the new “champion of the DDS cabal” and accusing him peddling lies from abroad to destabilize the government and evade accountability.
“Anyone can sit in front of a camera from abroad and spew lies. The statements from the newly crowned champion of the DDS cabal, former Congressman Zaldy Co, are frankly as fantastical as they are false,” Marcos said.
“This is not revelation. This is destabilization,” the presidential son added.
“DDS” refers to “Diehard Duterte Supporters” — a spinoff from the “Davao Death Squad” acronym linked with the past administration.
Co on Tuesday accused the younger Marcos of being involved as well in the insertions in the 2025 budget.
Marcos, however, turned the tables on Co, saying he was the main “architect” of the flood control mess who continues to insult the Filipinos’ intelligence by saying he did not gain a single peso from corruption.
“He wants to topple the current administration so he can be absolved of his crimes,” Marcos said.
Citing an intelligence report, the lawmaker hinted that Co may have “already struck a deal with those who stand to benefit” from any power shakeup.
Marcos said the public should remember that Co is “a person with no credibility whose vested interests are to release these videos to destabilize the government.”
He recalled that Co was removed as appropriations chair after House members learned of his “insatiable greed and corruption.”
“To my fellow countrymen, Zaldy Co is neither a journalist nor a truth crusader. He is a criminal avoiding justice. Let us not allow ourselves to be scammed by him),” Marcos said.
As this developed, Justice acting Secretary Fredderick Vida said Undersecretary Jose Cadiz, who was mentioned by Co in his recent videos, was on leave since Nov. 21.
“Usec. Cadiz remains to be one of the undersecretaries of the department. He is on leave,” Vida said.
