In Dasmariñas City, Cavite, democracy moved to repair a breach of its own making — filling a congressional seat emptied not by death or resignation, but by expulsion. On August 29, voters in the 4th District chose among five candidates to replace Francisco Barzaga, whose repeated disruptions, mockery of House leadership, and unauthorized broadcasts during budget deliberations led to a 265-14 vote for removal in June. The episode, the first such expulsion in nearly three years, raises quiet but enduring questions about the boundaries of dissent, decorum, and accountability within legislative ch