Sandiganbayan consolidates graft, malversation raps vs Co, others

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has granted the prosecution’s motion to consolidate the malversation and graft cases against former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co and several others in connection with the P289.5-million road dike project in Oriental Mindoro, saying that holding separate trials would be redundant, costly, and time-consuming. In a three-page resolution