Philippine Ex-Lawmaker Arrested in Prague Over $2 Billion Corruption Scandal

A former Philippine lawmaker, Zaldy Co, has been apprehended in Prague, Czech Republic, in connection with a colossal corruption scandal that implicated high-ranking officials and siphoned billions from flood-control projects. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced the arrest Thursday, stating that Co had entered the country without proper documents. Co, who fled the Philippines in mid-2025, is accused of receiving kickbacks from fraudulent public works schemes that bled an estimated $2 billio