Jonathan Frederic De Santos

Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Zaldy Co, May 10, 2025. Ako Bicol, file

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17699201796261769920178274.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, May 10, 2025. Ako Bicol, file "/>Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, May 10, 2025. Ako Bicol, file </div>MANILA — Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco is urging the National Bureau of Investigation to send a high-level delegation to the headquarters of the International Criminal Police Organization in Lyon, France, to follow up on its request for a red notice for former Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co.A red notice is a worldwide request for law enforcement to find and provisionally arrest the subject of a notice.In a statement, Tiango said he is frustrated that Interpol has yet to respond to an NBI request send last November 23, adding typical replies take &quot;three to four weeks.&quot;He said the NBI should send a delegation to the Interpol headquarters to find out why the organization has yet to respond to its request.“Dapat mas maging pursigido at agresibo ang gobyerno,” he added, saying the lack of a red notice allows Co to move freely and potentially evade the cases filed against him.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/29/zaldy-co-in-sweden-early-this-month-based-on-petition-filed-before-sc-1117">Zaldy Co in Sweden early this month, based on petition filed before SC </a></div>Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla earlier this week said the Philippines would <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/29/ph-to-red-flag-zaldy-co-s-foreign-passport-go-harder-to-find-him-remulla-1401">issue a &quot;red flag&quot; on Co&#x27;s foreign passport </a>to direct border control personnel to hold him.&quot;Kinukuha namin ‘yong kopya ng passport, then we will put it through Interpol para hindi na siya makalabas ng Portugal at, kung lumabas man, mahuhuli natin,” Remulla told reporters at Camp Crame this week.(We are securing a copy of the passport and will course it through Interpol so he can no longer leave Portugal, and if he does, we can arrest him.)Tiangco underscored that while a red notice is not an arrest warrant, it would significantly help restrict Co’s movements and aid law enforcement agencies worldwide in tracking his whereabouts pending extradition or other legal action.He also called on authorities to exhaust all available options, including direct engagement with Interpol, if routine follow-ups have proven ineffective.Meanwhile, Malacañang said coordination among concerned government agencies is ongoing.Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said there is still no new information on Co’s whereabouts following an earlier statement by Remulla, who said he would travel after reports surfaced that Co had appeared in Sweden.“But still, patuloy pa rin naman po ang [Department of the Interior and Local Government] at iba nating law enforcement agencies para mapauwi si Zaldy Co dito sa bansa,” she said.(Still, the DILG and our law enforcement agencies are working to bring Zaldy Co back to the country)<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/21/zaldy-co-sent-feelers-to-priests-wants-dialogue-with-ph-authorities-dilg-chief-1245">Zaldy Co sent &#x27;feelers&#x27; seeking &#x27;dialogue&#x27; with PH authorities: DILG chief </a></div>Co is facing multiple charges, including corruption and malversation of public funds, over allegedly corruption in a P289.5-million road dike project in Oriental Mindoro, as well as plunder charges filed by the NBI.Recent reports also indicate that Co signed a petition filed before the Supreme Court in the presence of a notary public in Nacka, Stockholm, on January 15—further intensifying calls for stronger international coordination to secure his return.

Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco said the NBI should send a delegation to the Interpol headquarters to find out why it has yet to respond to a request to issue a Red Notice.

Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco said the NBI should send a delegation to the Interpol headquarters to find out why it has yet to respond to a request to issue a Red Notice.

Tiangco wants NBI to go to Interpol to follow up Red Notice request for Zaldy Co

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Tiangco wants NBI to go to Interpol to follow up Red Notice request for Zaldy Co

Mon Rodelas,

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Published February 01, 2026 12:36 PM PHT

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Updated February 01, 2026 04:08 PM PHT

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