Marcos seeks help from S'pore, Malaysia over ex-lawmaker's jet and helicopters

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has reached out to Malaysia and Singapore, where he said a former lawmaker may be hiding his aircraft that are among assets his government has frozen as part of a corruption crackdown.

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Mr Marcos last week ordered the arrest of former lawmaker Zaldy Co and other individuals allegedly tied to a graft scandal involving money meant for flood infrastructure.

“You cannot steal from the Filipino people and expect to hide or fly away on your private jets,” Mr Marcos said in a video posted on his Facebook account on Nov 28. “You have the money to run, but you cannot outrun the Republic of the Philippines.”

The assets of Co, who is currently at large, are among those immobilised by the Philippine government as it strengthens efforts to hold to account those involved in the multibillion-dollar graft mess surrounding flood control projects in one of the world’s most typhoon-prone nations.

Philippine graft investigators have said Co owns a Gulfstream G350 executive jet valued at more than US$26 million (S$34 million). The aircraft had been in Singapore since Aug 16, they said.