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Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co. Photo from Co's Facebook page/File

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Agatha Gregorio

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17623475631581761637603590Zaldy.webp" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co. <em>Photo from Co&#x27;s Facebook page/File </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co’s net worth was at P4.1 billion when he entered the House of Representatives in 2019, his lawyer Ruy Rondain said in a press briefing on Wednesday.</p><p>When asked if Co would be willing to release his 2025 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), Rondain said there was “no need” following the ombudsman’s reversal of the “lock” on SALNs.</p><p>The Office of the Ombudsman&#x27;s guidelines only actually cover SALNs it has custody of.</p><p>The House of Representatives, which is the repository for members&#x27; SALNs, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/29/some-lawmakers-just-waiting-for-house-policy-on-saln-disclosure-ridon-1706">has yet to come up with new guidelines</a> on access to lawmakers&#x27; wealth declarations.</p><p>Rondain said he does not have a copy of Co’s 2025 SALN, but to his recollection, the net worth listed was at P5 billion.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/5/zaldy-co-deathly-afraid-to-come-home-won-t-counter-ombudsman-case-lawyer-1150"><strong>Zaldy Co &#x27;deathly afraid&#x27; to come home, won&#x27;t counter Ombudsman case: lawyer<br/></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;NO AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO CO&#x27;</strong></div><p>Co does not personally own any aircraft, Rondain said in response to questions about reports on three of Co’s registered air assets having already exited the country.</p><p>Any aircraft “related to him” is owned by Misibis Aviation and Development Corp. where Co owns stock, Rondain added.</p><p>&quot;Separate si Mr. Co sa Misibis (Mr. Co and Misibis are separate entities),&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/29/caap-confirms-three-of-zaldy-co-s-air-assets-no-longer-in-ph-2137"><strong>CAAP confirms three of Zaldy Co’s air assets no longer in PH<br/></strong></a></div><p>Rondain said that Co&#x27;s SALN would show that Misibis Aviation was incorporated before he was elected a congressman in 2019.</p><p>&quot;So, ‘yung aviation company na in which he owns stock is–what? Was already 15, 16, 17 years old when he became a congressman,” Rondain said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YHoqlIpOOLk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co’s net worth was at P4.1 billion when he entered the House of Representatives in 2019, his lawyer Ruy Rondain said in a press briefing on Wednesday.</p>

Former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co’s net worth was at P4.1 billion when he entered the House of Representatives in 2019, his lawyer Ruy Rondain said in a press briefing on Wednesday.

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Zaldy Co had P4.1-B net worth when he entered the House in 2019 — lawyer

Agatha Gregorio,

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Published November 05, 2025 09:04 PM PHT

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