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DFA: Court order needed to cancel Zaldy Co’s passport
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) stated that Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co's passport will only be canceled upon receiving a lawful court order, as mandated by the New Philippine Passport Act.
This process is not subject to arbitrary or political considerations, according to the DFA.
Rep. Toby Tiangco had previously urged the DFA to cancel Co's passport, citing a "disturbing lack of urgency" in their actions.
Co resigned as head of the House Appropriations Committee amid allegations of his involvement in irregularities concerning government flood control projects.
An arrest warrant was issued by the Sandiganbayan on November 21 against Co and 15 others over an alleged ghost project in Oriental Mindoro, with nine individuals already arrested.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. claimed a lawyer for former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co attempted to blackmail the government by demanding the cancellation of Co's passport in exchange for video statements.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has canceled the passport of former Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co.
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