The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirms that it has formally coordinated with its aviation counterparts in Malaysia and Singapore following the issuance of a freeze order on air assets connected to former Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Zaldy Co.
In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and CAAP, the latter has sent official communications to the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio said the letters informed the Civil Aviation Authorities that the aircraft are currently covered by a freeze order issued by the Court of Appeals upon the verified ex parte petition of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).
The order directs that no transaction, transfer, movement, conversion, concealment, or any form of disposition involving the subject aircraft shall be undertaken while the freeze order remains in effect.
Apolonio said CAAP earlier reported that the two AgustaWestland helicopters covered by the order are currently in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, while one Gulfstream aircraft is in Singapore.
