MANILA, Nov. 22 -- No court order has yet been issued directing the cancellation of resigned lawmaker Zaldy Co's passport, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

In a message on Friday night, the agency said it can only proceed with the cancellation "upon receipt of a court order issued by a competent Philippine court instructing the DFA to cancel a Philippine passport."

"This is pursuant to Sections 4 and 10 of RA (Republic Act) 11983 or the New Philippine Passport Act. As of this time, the Department has not received such an order," it said.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed on Friday that arrest warrants have been issued against Co and 17 others from the Department of Public Works and Highways and Sunwest Corp. in rela...