Zaldy Co co-accused ‘voluntarily surrendered’ in Israel – lawyer

MANILA, Philippines — A former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official was not arrested but “voluntarily surrendered” in Israel last year after joining a Catholic pilgrimage in Egypt, his lawyer said Thursday. Atty. Von Añonuevo, counsel for Montrexis Tordecilla Tamayo, the former planning and design division chief of the DPWH in Region IV-B, disclosed the information to reporters after a hearing before the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division. “He was on a Roman Catholic pilgrimage,” Añonuevo said, noting that Tamayo was in Egypt when he became aware of the arrest warrant, and the embassy in Tel Aviv was the nearest […]...

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