While the former House speaker has denied allegations that he masterminded a corruption scheme in the government, he did not make the statements shown in the video
Claim: In a video, former House speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez denied being the central figure in corruption scandals in the government and challenged the Senate to invite him to its probe.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The video was posted by a Facebook page named PolPolitika on July 15. As of writing, the video has garnered more than 2,100 reactions, 1,700 shares, and 700 comments.
The video appears to show Romualdez being interviewed onboard a ship, where he says, “Sa mga Pilipinong hindi bumibitaw, hindi niyo ba naisip? Imposible talaga na ako ang nag-approve ng budget. Common sense na lang talaga.”
