The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday welcomed the issuance of arrest warrants against resigned Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co and 17 others accused of corruption, and urged law enforcement to act on them quickly.

“The Office of the Ombudsman welcomes the issuance of warrants of arrest against Zaldy Co and the 17 other accused in the corruption cases filed before the Sandiganbayan last Tuesday,” it said in a public announcement.

Furthermore, the Ombudsman called on law enforcement to carry out the arrests immediately.

“To the law enforcement agencies whose responsibility it is to effect the arrests—execute the warrants without delay. Ensure their immediate arrest and bring them before the bar of justice,” it ordered.

President Ferdinand Marcos announced on Friday that arrest warrants have been issued against Co and 17 others in connection with the flood control scandal.