US EditionPH Lawmaker Zaldy Co Resigns as Flood-Control Probe Intensifies - Asian Journal News
Rep. Elizaldy Co resigned amid allegations of corruption involving flood control projects and budget insertions while citing threats to his family's safety and denial of due process.
- On Monday, Ako Bicol Representative Elizaldy `Zaldy` Co resigned immediately and irrevocably to House Speaker Faustino `Bojie` Dy III, citing `real, direct, grave and imminent` threats and denial of due process.
- Investigations centered on a P289.5 million project and large asset freezes as the Independent Commission for Infrastructure urged charges over the Mag-Asawang Tubig River project, while last week the DPWH asked the AMLC to freeze P4.3 billion in air assets tied to Co’s family.
- Dismissed DPWH engineers Henry Alcantara and Brice Hernandez testified about alleged kickbacks tied to flood control projects, including a P1 billion payoff to a Co staffer.
- The resignation triggered office-clearance and transition arrangements, with Ako Bicol set to notify Faustino `Bojie` Dy III of a replacement nominee as Co clears his Batasang Pambansa office.
- Co has been absent from Congress since the start of the 20th Congress, denying allegations and planning to return despite an ethics complaint by Toby Tiangco and ongoing congressional hearings.
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PH lawmaker Zaldy Co resigns as flood-control probe intensifies - Asian Journal News
Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co. (Photo courtesy of House Press and Public Affairs Bureau) Manila - Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co, a party-list lawmaker representing Ako Bicol, resigned on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, as an independent commission pressed prosecutors to pursue graft and malversation charges over a flood-control project in Oriental Mindoro. The resignation capped days of mounting pressure. On Sept.…
Zaldy Co resigns as congressman after House ultimatum to return home
MANILA, Philippines – Ako Bicol Representative Zaldy Co resigned from Congress on Monday, September 29, after facing an ultimatum from the House leadership to return home or face disciplinary action. Co said his exit was “on account of the real, direct, grave, and imminent threat to the lives of my family members and me, and the evident denial of my right to due process of law.” “Ako Bicol will inform your good office of the nominee who will tak…
Zaldy Co resigns as House member
MANILA, Philippines — Zaldy Co has resigned as a member of the House of Representatives."On account of the real, direct, grave and imminent threat to the lives of my family members and me, and the evident denial of my right to due process of law, I am constrained to tender with immediate effect my irrevocable resignation as a member of the House of Representatives", Co said in a Sept. 29 letter addressed to Speaker Faustino Dy III."The Ako Bicol…
Zaldy Co resigns as Ako Bicol lawmaker
MANILA, Philippines — Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co resigned from his post, the lawmaker said in a letter to House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III. Co posted copies of his letter on his Facebook page. Later on, Co’s staffers confirmed that the beleaguered lawmaker stepped down from his post. “Even though this is heavy in my heart, I am expressing my resignation as a member of the House of Representatives. During my term, I tried to be ‘k…
Zaldy Co resigns amid flood control projects investigation
Ako Bicol party-list Representative Zaldy Co on Monday resigned as a member of the House of Representatives amid allegations of massive corruption in connection with flood control projects and insertions in the national budget, accusations that he has repeatedly denied while abroad.
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