Former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez remains in the Philippines, his counsel-spokesperson confirmed on Thursday morning, April 23. This, as the Romualdez camp slammed the apparent narrative that he planned on fleeing the country amid alleged links to anomalous flood control...
The Sandiganbayan has issued a p recautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against f ormer House speaker Martin G. Romualdez, which means that he would be barred from traveling abroad. The order was issued on Wednesday, April 22, on request of the Office of the Ombudsman amid the ongoing ...
The camp of former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has firmly denied allegations of any wrongdoing, even as the Office of the Ombudsman appears to go after him. In a statement Wednesday, April 22, Romualdez 's counsel-spokesperson lawyer Ade Fajardo said, “We have not...
Ombudsman asks Sandiganbayan to issue PHDO vs Martin Romualdez By Czarina Nicole Ong Ki The Sandiganbayan was asked to issue a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) to prevent former House speaker Martin Romualdez from leaving the country pending the resolution of the plunder and money...
A liaison officer of a construction firm implicated in the flood control mess told the Sandiganbayan on Monday, April 20, that she delivered P299 million to the former official of the Bulacan Engineering District of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In her testimony during the...
From uploading video exposés against President Marcos in November 2025 to getting nabbed by authorities in the Czech Republic in April 2026, former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co 's days as a fugitive have seemingly come to an end. While we await Co 's eventual return to the...
The camp of Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. believes that practically zero evidence has been produced so far against the former senator in connection with anomalous flood control projects in Pandi, Bulacan after a week 's worth of bail hearings at the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court. Since the...
In some graft cases before the Sandiganbayan, is it easier for an accused to seek a plea bargaining and plead guilty to a lesser offense, pay the fine if found guilty, and settle the cost of the civil liability instead of undergoing rigorous trial? While plea bargaining is not a constitutional...
Private contractor turned state witness Sally Santos, owner of SYMS Construction Trading, told the Sandiganbayan that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) used her company 's license to obtain 42 government flood control projects worth P1.8 billion. Santos said that from the P1.8...
The camp of Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. has never been more confident that it can prove the former senator 's innocence from alleged involvement in anomalous flood control projects. This, after Revilla’s counsel, lawyer Reody Balisi, observed that the prosecution failed to show any connection...
Former Ako Bicol partly-list representative Zaldy Co remains the beneficial owner of Sunwest, Inc. with around P802 million recorded transactions for years since 2019, the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, April 7. In his testimony, AMLC’s lawyer Jan Mark...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the denial of the bail petitions filed by the nine co-accused of resigned congressman Elizaldy Co in the non-bailable malversation of public funds case that was filed in the “anomalous” P289.5 million flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. Denied by...
