Latest in Zaldy CoForeign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro on Thursday night, April 30, said she does not know who informed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of Zaldy Co’s detention in Prague, Czech Republic — the information that led Marcos to announce on Facebook that the fugitive former lawmaker had been…
Filipino celebrities often lend their star power to the nation’s political stage, but the fallout from the 2025 elections shows how costly those endorsements can become. Congressmen from four partylist groups backed by some of the country’s biggest names in entertainment are now at the center of…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, November 24, rejected former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co’s allegations linking him to ₱1-billion in supposed cash deliveries through a Forbes Park drop-off house, saying the claims amounted to nothing more than online fabrications. “Well, look at the…
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, November 24, said recent chatter pushing for a “civil-military junta” appears to be part of an “orchestrated” series of events, noting that the timing of former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co’s explosive allegations fits into the sequence.…
Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co alleged that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. instructed Undersecretary Jojo Cadiz to act as the lone courier for cash deliveries, directing him to bring money to 30 Tamarind Street, South Forbes Park, which he described as a drop-off site for funds intended for the…
Eight of the 16 individuals accused in the alleged flood-control scam are now in government custody, following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive for law enforcement to swiftly enforce the Sandiganbayan arrest warrants. The updated figure comes as The Situation Report obtained a…
Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co has alleged that he and his aides personally delivered large sums of cash to the residences of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, saying his staff kept records of the drop-offs in North Forbes Park, South Forbes Park…
Senate President and Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Thursday, November 13, that there will be no testimony via Zoom for former Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co in the committee’s inquiry into alleged corruption behind anomalous flood control projects. Lacson, who recently…
Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice on Saturday, October 18, called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to fire Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, saying her department failed to prevent what he described as “unprecedented diversions and insertions” amounting to ₱1.45 trillion over…
Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco on Friday, October 17, urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to cancel the passport of former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, warning that inaction could test the patience of the public and erode trust in the ongoing investigations into anomalies in trillions worth of…
Resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez will be invited to the next Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on alleged corruption in anomalous flood control projects, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said Tuesday, September 30. Lacson…
While he claims he has “every intention” of coming home, embattled Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co said he is “apprehensive” about returning to the Philippines. Co made the statement following the revocation of his travel clearance by Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, citing safety…
The ex-security aide of Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co testified before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee that he personally delivered suitcases filled with cash to the houses of Co and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. During the committee’s hearing on Thursday, September 25, Orly Guteza told…
Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co has only four days left to comply with House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III’s order revoking his travel clearance and directing him to return to the Philippines. Dy earlier gave Co 10 days to come home, citing the “paramount interest of the public” and “pressing…
Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice blasted the Executive branch for allowing Congress to derail President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fiscal priorities by diverting or altering some ₱1.45 trillion in the Chief Executive’s budget proposals for 2023, 2024 and 2025. In an interview on DZRH…
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