Flood Control Scandal Update: Bong Revilla jailed, Zaldy Co remains at large

Investigations continue into alleged anomalies in the Philippines’ flood control projects as former Senator Bong Revilla is temporarily jailed while former Congressman Zaldy Co remains at large in Portugal.

Investigations continue into alleged anomalies in the Philippines’ flood control projects as former Senator Bong Revilla is temporarily jailed while former Congressman Zaldy Co remains at large in Portugal. Credit: Philippine News Agency / House Press and Public Affairs Bureau

Key Points

• Bong Revilla has been temporarily detained at the Quezon City Jail male dormitory in connection with charges of malversation of public funds and falsification of public documents related to flood control projects in Bulacan, along with four former public works engineers.
• In total, 14 individuals are now in detention over flood control project anomalies in Bulacan and Oriental Mindoro, while Zaldy Co remains in Portugal with a Portuguese passport, complicating efforts to deport him due to the lack of an extradition treaty with the Philippines.
• Co has reportedly sent “feelers” through a group of priests to initiate dialogue with the government; the Department of the Interior and Local Government is taking this seriously.

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