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CBCP urges Zaldy Co to return to PH, file charges
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.
Co had previously accused Marcos Jr. and Romualdez of orchestrating the alleged insertion of P100 billion worth of projects into the 2025 national budget during the bicameral conference committee process.
The Palace has dismissed Co's accusations as hearsay, and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman stated that the bicam process is under the legislature's power.
The CBCP cautioned that public declarations on social media, while alarming, do not substitute for formal testimony in legal venues.
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Former Ako Bicol party-list Representative Zaldy Co has 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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Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Panfilo "Ping" Lacson stated that former lawmaker Zaldy Co's corruption claims, made in a video and not under oath, lack legal weight and cannot be considered as proof.
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Resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co claimed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. received P25 billion in kickbacks from P100 billion in insertions to the 2025 national budget.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated he will revoke the passport of former lawmaker Zaldy Co if criminal charges are filed against him for alleged anomalous flood control projects.
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