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Jean Mangaluz - Philstar.com
December 10, 2025 | 2:53pm
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, December 10, announced that the passport of resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co has been canceled.
In a recorded video statement, Marcos said that he has instructed the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine National Police to coordinate with foreign embassies to communicate the development and ensure that Co could no longer run and hide.
“At kung sakali man ay siya ay pupunta roon, ay i-rereport sa atin para naman maibalik natin siya dito sa Pilipinas,” Marcos said.
(And should he go there, it will be reported to us so that he can be returned to the Philippines.)
Co, one of the key figures linked to the massive corruption scheme at the Department of Public Works and Highways, has been out of the country even before the scandal made headlines.
As testimonies against him continued to pile up, Co broke his silence and released a video statement, this time accusing Marcos himself of corruption. He accused the president and several others of a P100-billion insertion into the budget.
Many have criticized Co’s allegations, saying that they mean little unless he comes home and faces his own cases. Marcos and the Palace have repeatedly thumbed down the accusations.
Meanwhile, Marcos also mentioned in his report that controversial contractor Sarah Discaya has already surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation without an arrest warrant. Prior to her surrender, Marcos announced that an arrest warrant for her was on the way.
The president called this proof that the system is working and that the government is addressing the corruption that he first pointed to.
The Marcos administration is facing its largest corruption scandal, with billions of pesos suspected of being stolen in infrastructure kickback schemes.
