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Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon shows a luggage full of mangos and wig during the Saturday News Forum on June 6, 2026. (Screenshot from Congress TV livestream/Youtube)
MANILA, Philippines — Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon on Saturday challenged the 18 alleged former Marines to attend the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on Monday, saying their refusal to show up will prove their allegations are baseless.
Ridon’s challenge came after the alleged former Marines, who also claimed to be “bagmen” of former lawmaker Zaldy Co, attended the blue ribbon panel hearing pushed by the bloc of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday despite the Senate leadership reorganization.
During Thursday’s hearing, they claimed to have delivered suitcases full of money from Co to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., his son Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and several lawmakers, including Ridon.
