Orly Regala Guteza, a former member of the Philippine Marines and was hired as a security aide of Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co claimed personally delivering luggage of money to the residences of Co and former speaker Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez.

Guteza was presented by Senator Rodante Marcoleta during the ongoing hearing of the Senate blue ribbon committee, saying that the latter reached out to him as he wanted to testify against the congressmen.

Guteza testified that he personally delivered luggage at House Speaker Martin Romualdez sa 42 Mckinley Street, Taguig and Zaldy Co house at 28 Ladybug corner Dragonfly, Valle Verde 6, Pasig City

“Tuwing may duty at detailed ako sa ‘basura,’ pumupunta kami sa 28 Ladybug corner Dragonfly, Valle Verde 6, Pasig City. Tagabuhat lang ako ng maleta ng basura. Ang ibig sabihin ng basura ay maleta na may lamang pera,” he said.

“Ang bawat maleta ay may lamang humigit kumulang P48 million. Ang bawat maleta ay may Post-it na nakadikit na nakasaad kung magkano ang laman ng bawat maleta,” he added.

Guteza said they delivered the luggage of money to the house of Co in Pasig City, which were being received by the congressman’s executive assistants identified as John Paul Estrada and Mark Tecsay. Once the money is counted, it is then supposedly transferred to Co’s unit in Horizon Residences in Taguig City.

He also claimed that Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, a former representative of the ACT-CIS party-list, delivered 46 suitcases of money to Co’s residence.

“Bago ibaba ang nasabing basura, ito ay bawas na. Halimbawa, nag-akyat kami ng 46 maleta, ibababa lang namin ay 35 maleta para i-deliver sa mga bahay ni House Speaker Martin Romualdez sa 42 Mckinley Street, Taguig. Ang 11 maleta ay naiwan sa taas sa 56th floor Horizon Residences,” Guteza said.

“Humigit kumulang tatlong beses ako mismo ang nag-deliver ng basura sa bahay ni Congressman Zaldy Co sa Horizon Residences at sa mga bahay ni Speaker Romualdez sa 42 Mckinley Street, Taguig,” he added.

(I personally delivered the luggage more than three times to the house of Congressman Zaldy Co in Horizon Residences and the house of Speaker Romualdez at 42 Mckinley Street, Taguig.)

Guteza said he delivered more luggage to the house of Romualdez than Co’s due to the rotation of the security details.

He also expressed hope to be included in the Witness Protection Program of the Department of Justice (DOJ) due to fear for his life.

Earlier on Thursday, former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo tagged Co, as well as Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, former senators Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Nancy Binay, amid the investigation into anomalous and ghost flood control projects.

During the Senate panel’s hearing on Tuesday, dismissed Bulacan first district engineer Henry Alcantara also said that he worked with Bernardo in giving flood control kickbacks for Co, Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva, Revilla, and former Caloocan representative Mitch Cajayon.

Former Bulacan 1st assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez likewise claimed that he delivered an estimated P1 billion worth of money placed in suitcases to a staffer of Co.