Ex-DPWH Usec Bernardo to testify in Zaldy Co’s graft case

Inquirer.net - Sep 23, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — State witness and former Department of Public Works and Highways undersecretary Roberto Bernardo is set to testify before the Sandiganbayan against former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co and his co-accused in a graft case involving an alleged substandard road dike project in Oriental Mindoro. Assistant Special Prosecutor Peter Jedd Boco told

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