Sharon Cuneta slams 18 bagmen’s claims vs her, husband Kiko Pangilinan

An enraged Sharon Cuneta belied claims linking her senator husband Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan to resigned Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co, including allegations that they, too, received “maletas” (suitcases) containing piles of flood control money.

The allegations came from the 18 self-confessed former bodyguards, drivers, and employees of Co, who said that they delivered “maletas” containing kickbacks from flood control funds obtained by their boss, who is now in hiding in Europe following his release from custody at the Prague in the Czech Republic.

During a press conference on Tuesday, June 16, Co’s bagmen showed photos of the couple with the former politician’s supposed employees from Misibis Aviation and Development Corporation, owned by the now fugitive congressman. While the bagmen did not outrightly name Pangilinan as one of the alleged recipients of the moneys, photos were shown of the couple and other politicians.

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“MGA SINUNGAAAALING! SOBRA TALAGA KAYO!” the Megastar exclaimed via her social media pages. (Liars! You have really gone too far!)

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Addressing the photo shown during the press conference, she continued, “I vlogged about this visit my family and I made to Marawi to thank the Governor, Mayor, and other officials and their families for their support for Kiko.” The supposed vlog was uploadedon her YouTube channel on July 20, 2025.

“Talaga ba, magbibigay kayo ng maleta sa amin SA MARAWI PA?!” she pointed out. “Ang kakapal ng mukha ninyo talaga, sukdulan!”

(Really? You’re going to give us suitcases in Marawi of all places?! The nerve of you people is unbelievable!)

Cuneta further stressed that she was working at the time she made her statement on the matter, underscoring how she and her family work hard for what they have.

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“Eto nagtetaping pa ako ngayon-nagbabanat pa rin ng buto at lumalaban ng patas, dahil lahat ng meron kami, PINAGHIHIRAPAN NAMIN! Hindi kami tulad ninyong mga sinungaling!” she stated.

(Here I am, still in taping right now—working hard to earn an honest living, because everything we have is from our hard work. We’re not like you liars!)

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She also asserted that God knows everyting and that she is entrusting the matter to Him.

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Pangilinan, for his part, warned legal action against the ex-bagmen for their claims. The senator also noted that their allegations have no basis, and that they only dragged him into the issue “to stain [his] reported appointment as chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee that will investigate the flood-control scam.” /edv

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