Sandiganbayan document showing hold departure order and arrest warrant issued against former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co over the anomalous flood control project case.

Zaldy Co’s Lawyer: “We Will Take Legal Remedies” as Sandiganbayan Issues Arrest Warrant

House of Representa’Thieves
November 22, 2025•1 min read

Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, the man who shook the political landscape with his explosive flood-control exposés, is now facing the full weight of the law—literally.

“Sandiganbayan document showing hold departure order and arrest warrant issued against former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co over the anomalous flood control project case.”

On Friday night, the Sandiganbayan’s 5th, 6th, and 7th Divisions issued:

  • Hold Departure Orders (HDOs)

  • Arrest Warrants

…against Co and 17 others linked to the alleged anomalous flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro.

Zaldy Co says they will pursue “legal remedies”

His legal counsel, Atty. Ruy Rondain, responded quickly:

“We trust that regular procedures were followed. We will take legal remedies in due course.”

A classic line from any embattled political figure’s legal playbook.

But the timing is what the nation is watching:

  • The DPWH and ICI recommended charging Co and former Speaker Martin Romualdez with plunder, graft, and bribery.

  • Zaldy Co’s three-part viral confession video named names, dates, and deliveries.

  • Multiple witnesses supported the narrative, including Orly Guteza, who told the Senate he physically delivered bags of cash to high-ranking officials.

Now, as law enforcement tightens, the legal defense begins.

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But here’s the deeper question:

Is this move a genuine legal response,
or the beginning of a political escape plan?

Because in the Philippines, the pattern is predictable:

  1. Issue statement: “We will face this legally.”

  2. Invoke technicalities.

  3. Delay hearings.

  4. Say “no comment” sa mga recommendation ng DPWH at ICI.

  5. Hope that the fire dies out.

But this time, the public is not looking away.
Not after billions went missing.
Not after years of deadly floods.
Not after months of lies.

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