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Katrina Domingo

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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/17588705469981758784988603cropped-90050012_104787457827215_5341269772241731584_n.webp" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Photo from Rep. Zaldy Co&#x27;s Facebook page</span></span></span></div><p style="text-align:left">MANILA<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>— The Department of Justice (DOJ) “will request for [a] blue notice” for the Interpol to gather more information on the whereabouts and activities of Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, Malacañang said on Friday, a day after the lawmaker was tagged anew in allegations of pilfering taxpayers’ money through flood control projects.</p><div style="text-align:left"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/26/zaldy-co-tells-speaker-i-have-every-intention-of-returning-to-ph-1307">Zaldy Co tells Speaker: ‘I have every intention of returning to PH’</a></div><p>“Latest from DOJ… They wiil request for Blue Notice,” Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro told Palace reporters in a statement.</p><p>A Blue Notice alerts the world’s largest international police organization to “collect additional information about a person’s identity, location or activities in relation to a criminal investigation,” according to the Interpol’s website.</p><p>Co, former chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations, was accused of “masterminding” last-minute insertions in the allegedly “highly irregular” 2025 national budget, and of supposedly receiving kickbacks from flood control projects, which he denied.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/25/senators-call-out-dbm-s-instant-release-of-funds-for-alleged-zaldy-co-insertions-1531">Senators call out DBM&#x27;s &#x27;instant&#x27; release of funds for alleged Zaldy Co insertions</a></div><p>Several witnesses who appeared before the Senate have also alleged that billions-worth of kickbacks from various government projects were being delivered to his properties in Pasig and Taguig in recent years.</p><p>Last week, the House Speaker revoked Co’s travel clearance and gve him until September 29 to return to the country and “address pressing national matters” or risk facing disciplinary and legal actions.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/25/sham-flood-control-projects-placed-in-other-districts-upon-zaldy-co-s-order-alcantara-1108">Sham flood control projects placed in other districts upon Zaldy Co’s order: Alcantara</a></div><p>Co responded to the letter and claimed that he intends to return to the Philippines to face the allegations “in the proper forum,” but he did not specify a specific date.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></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/YvzuUP5SpZo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/5Kk5-OG0xZg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/Sl1daHU6e7M?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/CTz8aDj5HNQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Justice “will request for Blue Notice” for Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, Malacañang announced on Friday.</p>

The Department of Justice “will request for Blue Notice” for Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, Malacañang announced on Friday.

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DOJ to request for Interpol notice for Zaldy Co: Palace

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Sep 26, 2025 03:12 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 26, 2025 10:36 PM PHT

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