00:00Ako Bicol Representative Zaldi Ko resigns from Congress after facing an ultimatum from the House
00:07leadership to return home or face disciplinary action. Ko says his exit was quote, on account of
00:13the real, direct, grave and imminent threat to the lives of my family members and me, and the
00:19evident denial of my right to due process of law. He adds, Ako Bicol will inform the office of
00:25Speaker Bo GD of the nominee who will replace him in the House of Representatives. In his letter to
00:30D, Ko denies intentionally allowing last-minute insertions in the 2025 budget during the Bicameral
00:37Conference Committee. Ko also disputes assertions that he benefited from infrastructure projects
00:42awarded to SunWest. He adds, he is not required to submit a medical certificate to justify his leave
00:48of absence. Ko has been absent since the start of the 20th Congress and has been abroad supposedly
00:54to seek medical treatment.
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