Cat filters and AI edits aren’t what you expect from a congressman, but Kiko Barzaga—the self-proclaimed Congressmeow of Cavite—has turned them into his brand. Since leaving his political party, he’s gone on a shitposting spree that many dismissed as madness. It isn’t. It’s method.
Back in college, my thesis was about looking past Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign words to understand the narrative machinery behind them. Barzaga’s project feels like the next iteration of that same logic—except now the message isn’t in the speech, it’s in the meme.
Barzaga’s re
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