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Job Manahan

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<p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) – Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co has claimed that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez threatened to &quot;shoot&quot; him should he &quot;talk,&quot; saying he could also be killed should he return to the Philippines. </p><p>In the third part of his video statement, Co alleged that he got the threat as early as March 2025 during a &quot;meeting,&quot; and that Romualdez &quot;will shoot me if I will talk.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Pagkatapos niyang sabihin sa akin in a phone call na &#x27;Don&#x27;t come home, we will take care of you,&#x27; tumawag ulit si Speaker Martin at sinabihan niya ako na &#x27;pag umuwi ako will be dangerous,&quot; Co said. </p><p>&quot;Kasi they might hire someone to do a rubout on me, or hire the police to kill me while in jail,&quot; he added. </p><p>The former lawmaker also alleged that he still had &quot;a lot to bring to light&quot; which he would share in the next few days. </p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/15/zaldy-co-senate-ombudsman-should-probe-romualdez-and-marcos-over-alleged-p100-b-insertion-1249"><strong>Zaldy Co: Senate, Ombudsman should probe Romualdez and Marcos over alleged P100-B ‘insertion’ </strong></a></div><p>ABS-CBN News reached out to Romualdez for his reaction to Co&#x27;s claims, but he has yet to respond as of posting time.  </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;NOT P21-B BUT P56-B&#x27;</strong></div><p>Co clarified that he was not supposed to receive P21 billion in kickbacks as detailed by Department Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers – specifically Henry Alcantara – to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). </p><p>He allegedly received, he said, around P56 billion. </p><p>&quot;&#x27;Hindi po totoo yan… Yun pong halaga na &#x27;yan ay kay Pangulong Bongbong Marcos at Martin Romualdez napunta lahat,&quot; he alleged.</p><p>&quot;Ilalabas ko po ang buong detalye sa darating na mga araw. Kaunting pasensya pa po. Sana po ay hindi nila ako mapatay, bago ko mailabas ang lahat,&quot; he said.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/15/romualdez-says-co-s-allegations-do-not-hold-water-in-court-1750"><strong>Romualdez says Co&#x27;s allegations &#x27;do not hold water in court&#x27;</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;MARAMI NA ANG TINAMAAN&#x27;</strong></div><p>In a statement, Malacanang described Co&#x27;s statement as something similar to comedy. </p><p>It was also important to remember who started exposing corruption in the government, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said.</p><p>&quot;Ang exposè na  inaasahan ng mga kaalyado niya ay naging comedy series na. Tandaan natin si Pangulong Marcos, Jr., ang nagumpisa ng pagpapaimbestiga ng mga anomalya,&quot; said Castro.</p><p>&quot;Marami na ang tinatamaan, marami na ang nabubunyag...at silang nasasangkot ang gustong pigilan ang pag iimbestiga na ito kaya gumagawa na sila ng kwento laban sa Pangulo,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;If there will be a change of leadership, she posed the question, &quot;nakakatiyak pa ba tayo na magtutuloy tuloy ang  pag-iimbestiga na ito lalo pa at mga kaalyado nila ang tatamaan?&quot; </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><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/tJXWLIATwf0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co has claimed that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez threatened to “shoot” him should he “talk,” saying he could also be killed should he return to the Philippines. </p>

Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co has claimed that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez threatened to “shoot” him should he “talk,” saying he could also be killed should he return to the Philippines.

Zaldy Co fears for life: Ex-Speaker Romualdez ‘will shoot me if I talk’

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Zaldy Co fears for life: Ex-Speaker Romualdez ‘will shoot me if I talk’

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 16, 2025 04:57 PM PHT

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Updated November 17, 2025 01:57 AM PHT

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