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Lacson eyes online testimony for Zaldy Co in Senate flood control probe
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson announced that former Ako Bicol Representative Zaldy Co will be invited to a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on flood control projects.
Co is expected to attend the hearing, scheduled for Friday, November 14, via Zoom, as he is likely abroad.
Lacson stated that if Co is abroad, his testimony would need to be taken within the premises of a Philippine Embassy or affirmed before a consul.
The inquiry concerns allegations that Co masterminded last-minute insertions in the 2025 national budget, which he has denied as false and baseless.
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The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered former Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy "Zaldy" Co to explain alleged irregularities in flood control projects amounting to P289.5 million in Oriental Mindoro.
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Zaldy Co, who resigned as congressman, is reportedly "deathly afraid" to return to the Philippines due to alleged threats to his life, according to his lawyer, Ruy Rondain.
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Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has been reinstated as the chairperson of the Senate blue ribbon committee, more than a month after his resignation.
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Lawmaker Elijah San Fernando filed House Resolution No. 435, urging the House of Representatives and other government agencies to withhold any clearances for former Ako Bicol Representative Elizaldy "Zaldy" Co.
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