Overview
- Philippine authorities obtained Sandiganbayan warrants covering former lawmaker Zaldy Co, Department of Public Works and Highways officials, and Sunwest Corporation executives.
- The case centers on an Oriental Mindoro river dike contract valued at 289 million pesos, with prosecutors recommending no bail for the accused.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged police to execute the warrants quickly and said the suspects will receive no special treatment.
- Marcos directed the DPWH and the Independent Commission for Infrastructure to turn over documents to the Office of the Ombudsman related to alleged irregularities, including materials referencing former House speaker Martin Romualdez.
- Associated Press reporting says Co resigned from the House and left the country, and authorities are reviewing 9,855 flood-control projects worth more than 545 billion pesos for substandard or non-existent work.