One-time Senate Blue Ribbon Committee witness Orly Guteza 's first affidavit on the flood control mess was compromised to begin with. Former House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez--whom Guteza accused of receiving cash luggage (maleta) payoffs from anomalous or "ghost" flood...
Responding to earlier statements made by the camp of former House speaker Martin Romualdez, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said a recantation does not erase a witness’ previous statement but instead becomes additional evidence that investigators must evaluate. On Thursday, Aug. 27,...
Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez’s legal counsel reiterated on Thursday, Aug. 27 that the Office of the Ombudsman had no case whatsoever against the former House Speaker in connection with the flood control projects corruption scandal. As such, lawyer Ade Fajardo said there was no reason...
Former House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has raised the possibility of "pre-written" affidavits against him, as well as "recruited" witnesses, in connection with the flood control projects mess. Romualdez is pressing the Office of the Ombudsman to answer these allegations...
Former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez highlighted that the people named as companions in alleged deliveries of cash-filled luggages or "maletas" have denied any part in such activities. This was a major takeaway from Romualdez 's Supplemental Counter-Affidavit Ex...
Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has argued that the Office of the Ombudsman cannot simply brush aside sworn recantations of individuals like they mean nothing. In his recent Supplemental Counter-Affidavit Ex Abundanti Ad Cautelam, Romualdez says the Ombudsman must assess both the original...
Former House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez is pressing the Office of the Ombudsman to make up its mind whether or not the supposed evidence it has against him can stand on its legs. In the 25-page Supplemental Counter-Affidavit Ex Abundanti Ad Cautelam, filed last Thursday, Aug....
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has echoed his fellow House officials ' demand for authorities to unmask the possible masterminds behind the supposed lies peddled by the so-called 18 "maleta boys". Four of the 18 former security aides who had executed affidavits concerning alleged cash...
A former national president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has criticized the quality--of lack thereof--of the Ombudsman 's investigation on Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez when it comes to the flood control projects mess. Lawyer Ade Fajardo, Romualdez 's legal...
The camp of former House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez will be filing on Thursday, Aug. 20 a supplemental counter-affidavit before the Ombudsman following the reported recantation of flood control projects mess witness Orly Guteza. "Representative Martin Romualdez will be filing...
Four former security escorts of resigned lawmaker Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co may be included as respondents in the plunder complaint linked to the flood-control corruption scandal after they allegedly recanted their earlier statements on the supposed delivery of billions of pesos, the Office of the...
If Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice has evidence of anomalies in the flood control projects, he should bring them to the Ombudsman, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro challenged. Castro said Erice should bare everything he knows about the flood control scandal so that he...
