Dy: House leaders, ethics panel to discuss ways to make Zaldy Co return to PH

Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said Monday the House leadership and Ethics Committee will discuss further steps to ensure Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co comes back home if the latter fails to show up in Batasan within 10 days starting September 18.

“Pag-uusapan natin, pag-uusapan ng leadership, especially ‘yung chair ng [House committee on] ethics, kung ano pa ‘yung pwedeng gawin, para matiyak natin na makauwi si Congressman Zaldy Co,” Dy told reporters in his first press conference as the House’s top leader.

(The leadership will discuss with the House ethics committee the steps we will take to ensure that Congressman Co will return home.)

The House ethics panel is headed by 4Ps party-list Rep. JC Abalos who belongs to the House minority bloc. 

Dy earlier revoked the travel authority issued to Co and ordered him to return to the Philippines within 10 days upon receiving the September 18 notice. 

Co is one of the lawmakers being linked to the flood control controversy.

Asked if he is aware of Co’s whereabouts, Dy replied, “Nakikita lang natin na may mga lumalabas (I just saw some reports).” —AOL, GMA Integrated News