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Zaldy: Romualdez threatened to kill me
Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co claims former House Speaker Martin Romualdez threatened to kill him over alleged P100 billion budget insertions.
Co alleges that Romualdez warned him not to return to the Philippines as early as March 2025, implying his life would be in danger.
He stated that Romualdez reiterated the warning in separate phone calls, suggesting they might hire someone, possibly the police, to kill him.
Co clarified that the total amount of kickbacks involved was P56 billion, not P21 billion as previously stated by a dismissed Bulacan district engineer.
He mentioned that the P56 billion went entirely to the President and the speaker, and he intends to provide further proof in the coming days.
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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 Representative Zaldy Co has denied receiving funds from alleged insertions in the national budget for flood-control projects, claiming the money was given to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
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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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House leaders affirmed that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. retains the majority bloc's support despite allegations made by former Rep. Zaldy Co.
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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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