DOCUMENTARY: Congressman Zaldy Co, his empire, and the 2025 elections

Rappler reporters Dwight de Leon and Kaycee Valmonte examine government documents to trace former House budget chairman and Ako Bicol Representative Zaldy Co's connections to a scandal-tainted public works contractor. As Co and his siblings vie for key elective posts in the 2025 midterm elections, Rappler unpacks how governance in the Philippines can get murky when politics and business mix. Read the report: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/congressman-zaldy-co-scandal-plagued-business-fortunes-sunwest/ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/RapplerYouTube More videos on Rappler: https://www.rappler.com/video Follow Rappler for the latest news in the Philippines and around the world. Support independent journalism. You can help power our investigative fund by donating to our crowdfunding: https://donate.rappler.com/