FACT CHECK: Romualdez not arrested, contrary to viral video's claim

There is no arrest warrant issued for the former House speaker, though the President has said his cousin is set to be charged over the flood control scandal

Claim: Former House speaker Martin Romualdez has been arrested after being implicated in the multi-billion flood control corruption scandal.

Rating: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube channel named “POLITICALPHTV” uploaded a video containing the claim on July 29.

The video is titled “Kapapasok lang! Kulong na! Sa wakas! May mananagot na! Ngayon lang! Panoorin: Tamba arestado na!”

FACT CHECK: Romualdez not arrested, contrary to viral video's claim

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