MANILA, Nov. 24 -- Seven of the 16 people charged alongside former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co in the flood control corruption scandal are now in government custody, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced Monday, even as he called on the remaining accused to surrender.

In his latest report to the nation, made public through his social media accounts, Marcos detailed the first wave of arrests since he announced the issuance of arrest warrants on Friday.

"Ipinapaalam ko po na ilan sa mga indibidwal na may warrant of arrest mula sa Sandiganbayan ay nasa kustodiya na ng ating mga awtoridad (I am informing you that several of those with arrest warrants from the Sandiganbayan are now in the custody of authorities)," he said.

The arrest warr...