Delays in the signing of the affidavits of eight former Marines are slowing its investigation against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, t he Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Thursday, July 2. It then urged their lawyer to expedite the review so the statements can be formally included in its...
The camp of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez says the former House Speaker is being used as a "convenient excuse and political scapegoat” in the flood control projects corruption scandal. This, after spokesperson lawyer Elaine Atienza said for the umpteenth time Thursday, July 2 that...
Deeply affected by the Tacloban City school shooting, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) President Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez met with various stakeholders on Monday, June 29 in a bid to come up with life-saving interventions. Participating in the meeting with Romualdez in...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, June 30, said it accepted former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness because his testimony is expected to strengthen its case against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over alleged...
Shaken by the deadly Tacloban City school shooting, House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David “Jayjay” Suarez called for the swift passage of the proposed Digital Safety of Minors Act. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No. 9825, the measure seeks to seeks to establish robust protections in...
Former House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has moved to render assistance to the families affected by the tragic school shooting in his home city of Tacloban in Leyte province. "I have directed my office to coordinate with local authorities and relevant government agencies to...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion of House Speaker Martin Romualdez to lift a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO), ruling there was no sufficient basis to allow his travel abroad. In a promulgation on June 1, the anti-graft court’s Seventh Division said there were circumstances...
A ranking congressman has echoed the assertion of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez 's camp that it 's simply baloney to call the former House Speaker the "mastermind" of the flood control projects corruption scandal. According to Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, the Office of...
The camp of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has rejected the "mastermind" tag in the flood control projects corruption scandal, as it denied the Ombudsman 's claim that the former House Speaker had any control over the national budget process. Lawyer Elaine Atienza, Romualdez 's...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Tuesday, May 26, said the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) is preparing what he described as the “grandest case of them all” against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in connection with an alleged conspiracy involving the national budget. During...
Former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has reiterated the need to restore the powers of the National Food Authority (NFA). This, as groups representing farmers and agricultural producers on Monday, May 25 expressed support for a bill that seeks to return the rice market...
Here 's a piece of good news for all Filipino professionals. The House of Representatives has given final approval to a bill extending the validity of Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) identification cards from three years to five years, easing renewal burdens and cutting red tape in...
