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Former representative Elizaldy Co chairs the House Committee on Appropriations on the P717.31-billion proposal of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2023. Press and Public Affairs Bureau handout

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Job Manahan

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17631795503471763179548289.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Former representative Elizaldy Co chairs the House Committee on Appropriations on the P717.31-billion proposal of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2023. Press and Public Affairs Bureau handout"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former representative Elizaldy Co chairs the House Committee on Appropriations on the P717.31-billion proposal of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2023. <em>Press and Public Affairs Bureau handout</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co — who resigned in September amid the controversy on flood-control projects — has denied that he benefited from alleged insertions in the national budget.</p><p>In a video, Co also showed photos of suitcases allegedly containing cash that he said were delivered to former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and his cousin, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.</p><p>&quot;Walang pera napunta sa akin, lahat ng insertion napunta sa ating Pangulo at Speaker Martin Romualdez,&quot; Co said in the second part of his video on the controversy where he has been tagged as a central figure.</p><p>(No money went to me. All the insertions went to the President and to Speaker MArtin Romualdez)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/14/zaldy-co-breaks-silence-on-flood-control-mess-1214"><strong>Zaldy Co breaks silence on flood control mess</strong></a></div><p>Co shared photos of suitcases allegedly containing cash that he said were delivered to Romualdez’s residence in North Forbes Park and South Forbes Park.</p><p>These suitcases were also allegedly delivered to Malacanang for the President.</p><p>“Yung mga deliveries ay mayroong record ang aking mga tao. Totoo ang sinasabi ni Orly Guteza na nag-deliver siya sa Forbes Park. Totoo din ang sinabi ni Guteza na nag-deliver siya sa Malacañang noong siya ay nasa Senado,” he said, referring to a former member of his staff who has implicated him in a supposed kickback system from infrastructure contracts.</p><p>(My people have records of the deliveries. What Orly Guteza said that he delivered to Forbes Park is true. It is also true that Guteza delivered money to Malacañang as he said at the Senate)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/25/suitcases-of-money-delivered-to-romualdez-zaldy-co-houses-staff-1118"><strong>Suitcases of money delivered to Romualdez, Zaldy Co houses: staff</strong></a></div><p>The Palace on Friday called claims that Co made in an earlier video implicating Marcos Jr. and Romualdez in corruption in flood-control projects, some of which were found to have been substandard or non-existent, as hearsay.</p><p>The Palace said the former appropriations panel chair&#x27;s claims had &quot;no basis and no evidence&quot; for them.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/14/-pure-hearsay-malaca-ang-disputes-zaldy-co-s-accusations-vs-marcos-pangandaman-1731"><strong>‘Pure hearsay’: Malacañang disputes Zaldy Co’s accusations vs Marcos, Pangandaman</strong></a></div>

<p>Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co has denied that he benefited from alleged insertions in the national budget.</p>

Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co has denied that he benefited from alleged insertions in the national budget.

In video, Zaldy Co says he didn’t get any money from flood-control projects

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In video, Zaldy Co says he didn’t get any money from flood-control projects

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 15, 2025 12:12 PM PHT

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Updated November 15, 2025 01:42 PM PHT

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