‘Depressed’ Zaldy Co wants to come homeMANILA, Philippines — Former Ako Bicol party-list congressman Zaldy Co is reportedly depressed with his situation and wants to return to the country from Portugal, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said yesterday. “He seems to have depression, he reportedly wants to return but it is nothing we can expound on,” Remulla said over radio dzBB. The DILG chief has also shared his plans to travel to Portugal to meet with Co’s liaison for surrender, a Filipino priest. The government is exploring other options to compel Co, a central player in the flood control mess, to come out of hiding. Citing information from their operatives in Portugal, Remulla said Co has kept himself out of the public eye.

Source: Philippine Star January 22, 2026 16:35 UTC