Former Speaker Martin Romualdez should have heeded the invitations of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee last November and January to refute allegations linking him to the “mangling” of the 2025 national budget instead of issuing a video statement. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping”...
Former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez mentioned three specific names in his video message on Tuesday night, April 21 wherein he decided to once and for all decided to defend himself from allegations of involvement in the flood control projects mess. These names are Navotas...
Former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez debunked on Tuesday night, April 21 the narrative that he was the "mastermind" of the flood control projects corruption scandal. In an 11-minute video message, Romualdez argued that his mastermind tag simply doesn 't make sense with...
Like a man backed into a corner, former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez vowed to "fully defend himself" from allegations of involvement in the flood control projects mess, which according to him was being turned into a "political demolition job". Romualdez, 62, broke months...
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...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Tuesday, April 21 that bringing home former Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co “in one piece” would surely be a challenge. Ejercito made the remark amid calls to ensure that the government would be able to bring back Co...
Malacañang said the government will ensure that former lawmaker Zaldy Co, who was arrested in Prague, Czech Republic, last week, will return to the country safely. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro stated on Tuesday, April 21, that the government will provide...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday, April 21, said his office is waiting for the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to file a freeze order on the assets of former House speaker Martin Romualdez due to reported money laundering. In a press briefing, Remulla said the Office of the Ombudsman...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Secretary Fredderick A. Vida will be flying to the Czech Republic this week to lead a team to bring back to the Philippines fugitive former congressman Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co. “I will be leaving very soon within the week,” Vida said during a press briefing on...
Passing a law is not a crime. Former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III had this to say in a cable news interview Sunday, April 20 as he warned state prosecutors on filing cases against members of Congress without any solid evidence. Pimentel was referring to supposed upcoming graft...
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...
As legal and colorful comments flood social media about former congressman Zaldy Co, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is quietly preparing for all the scenarios once he is flown back to the country. PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Randulf T. Tuaño revealed that as soon as the arrest of Co was, they...
