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DFA: No court order yet to cancel Zaldy Co’s passport
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor, Philippine News Agency
Former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co (File Photo: Rep. Zaldy Co/Facebook)
MANILA – The passport of resigned Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co remains active as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has not received a court order to cancel it.
“As of this morning, we have not received a court order instructing the DFA to cancel his passport,” DFA spokesperson Angelica Escalona said in a text message to reporters.
Earlier, the DFA said it can only cancel passports issued to Filipino citizens upon receipt of a court order from a competent Philippine court.
This is pursuant to Sections 4 and 8 of Republic Act 11983, or the “New Philippine Passport Act”.
Section 8 states that passports of individuals convicted of a criminal offense, fugitives from justice, or suspected terrorists, may be cancelled through a court order.
On Friday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the immediate arrest of Co and 17 other individuals allegedly involved in the controversial flood control projects.
