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Co alleges Romualdez threatened him; ex-House chief denies claim
Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co claims former House Speaker Martin Romualdez threatened to shoot him if he spoke out about the flood control scam.
Co alleges that Romualdez warned him not to return to the Philippines as early as March 2025, implying he would be harmed.
He stated that Romualdez reiterated the warning in separate phone calls, suggesting that his return could be dangerous as they might hire someone for a "rub out" or the police to kill him while in jail.
The congressman suggested that he might be targeted for a "rubout" or killed by the police while imprisoned.
Co stated he has more information to reveal in the coming days regarding these allegations, appealing that he not be killed before he can release everything.
He also clarified that the amount of kickbacks he was accused of receiving was P56 billion, not P21 billion as previously reported by DPWH engineers.
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Former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co challenged Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to investigate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former Speaker Martin Romualdez regarding an alleged P100 billion insertion in the 2025 national budget.
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Former Ako Bicol party-list Representative Zaldy Co urged Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to investigate President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and former Speaker Martin Romualdez for alleged P100 billion budget insertions for the 2025 national budget.
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The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged former Ako Bicol party-list Representative Zaldy Co to return to the Philippines and formally file charges, supported by evidence, against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former Speaker Martin Romualdez.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is reviewing allegations made by former Ako Bicol Representative Elizaldy Co against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. concerning the 2025 national budget.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) affirmed that revelations by resigned congressman Zaldy Co, implicating President Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in budget insertions, will not alter the course of its ongoing investigation into flood control projects.
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