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Co: Alleged kickbacks understated
Former Ako Bicol Representative Zaldy Co accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez of receiving P56 billion in kickbacks from anomalous flood control projects.
Co released a video statement, claiming the actual amount received by Marcos Jr. and Romualdez was P56 billion, contradicting earlier claims of P21 billion.
Malacañang has dismissed Co's allegations as "lies."
Co has been releasing a series of videos accusing the President and the former House Speaker of masterminding supposed corrupt schemes related to flood control projects.
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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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Former Public Works and Highways undersecretary Roberto Bernardo has implicated former Secretary Manuel Bonoan and several other lawmakers in an alleged kickback scheme involving infrastructure projects.
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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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Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co claims former House Speaker Martin Romualdez threatened to kill him over alleged P100 billion budget insertions.
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Contractor Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya II and his wife Sarah named six current and former lawmakers and two former undersecretaries as recipients of kickbacks for flood control projects.
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