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Jonvic Remulla: Zaldy Co last seen in Japan ‘a few days ago’
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla stated that former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co, who is implicated in a multi-billion peso flood control scam, was last seen in Japan a few days ago.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. had previously announced that arrest warrants were issued for Co and 17 other individuals in connection with anomalous infrastructure projects.
Remulla confirmed that Co left the country in July and has since traveled to the United States for medical treatment, then to Europe, Singapore, Portugal, and most recently, Japan.
The DILG is actively pursuing Co and has stated that they will seek his extradition and have requested the DFA to cancel his passport once legal authority is established.
The Philippine government had already sought a blue notice from Interpol two months prior to the new article's publication.
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