Money in maleta: 18 ex-Marines claim cash deliveries to Marcos, Martin . . . Guteza was first presented by Sen Rodante Marcoleta during a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing in September 2025 He had testified that he personally delivered suitcases containing around P48 million each to high-ranking government officials Malacañang earlier strongly denied the kickback claims against the President
Binaliktad si Baligod! Four ‘18 Marines’ recant, fifth witness backs . . . Four members of the so-called “18 Marines” have withdrawn or disowned earlier sworn statements linking politikos and other personalities to alleged cash deliveries and corruption, while a fifth man executed a separate affidavit supporting parts of their account and denying knowledge of the supposed transactions - Four members of the so-called “18 Marines” have withdrawn or disowned
Esperon backs 18 alleged ex-Marines on cash delivery claims The government officials and individuals mentioned have denied the allegations against them, with the Philippine Navy saying that four of the 18 were never members of the Navy nor the Philippine Marine Corps
Ex-marines allege cash deliveries to politicians Speaking at a press conference at Club Filipino, lawyer Levi Baligod identified the men behind him as former Marines who claimed to have worked for former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co and to have personally participated in transporting large sums of money to various recipients
Ex-Marines affidavit witness: I dont attest to truth of statements A religious leader has clarified his role and knowledge in signing as witness in the affidavit of 18 supposed former members of the Philippine Marines, who claimed that they distributed cash to several politicians upon the instruction of former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co
4 Iloilo lawmakers, Legarda named in ex-Marines’ ‘male-maleta’ of cash . . . In their joint affidavit, the 18 former Marines claimed they were instructed to escort and deliver various sizes of suitcases to lawmakers allegedly upon the orders of former congressman Elizalde “Zaldy” Co, whom they previously served as employees, personal assistants, or security consultants
Lawyer claims 18 ex-Marines witnessed kickback deliveries Lawyer Levi Baligod presents 18 former Philippine Marines, who claim to be security escorts of fugitive former Rep Zaldy Co and alleged to have witnessed deliveries of billions of pesos made to unnamed government officials
18 ex-Marines claim delivering cash-filled suitcases to politicians A GROUP of former Marines on Tuesday, Feb 24, surfaced and claimed to have delivered suitcases filled with money to several politicians, including former lawmaker Zaldy Co, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr
Eighteen Marines, P805 billion and a shameful press EIGHTEEN Marines and Army soldiers — not opposition politicians, not anonymous social media accounts, not shadowy “sources” — have signed a notarized affidavit claiming they personally transported vast amounts of cash, allegedly totaling P805 billion, to some of the highest officials of the land