The Office of the Ombudsman has filed a plunder case against former House speaker Martin Romualdez, citing his alleged central role in a flood control scam involving the diversion of public funds.
Romualdez, along with former Ako Bicol representative Zaldy Co and others, is accused of receiving approximately P7.44 billion in kickbacks related to flood control projects, with investigations revealing multiple properties linked to him.
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MANILA, Philippines – The Office the Ombudsman filed a plunder case against former House speaker Martin Romualdez over the flood control scam.
The Ombudsman charged Romualdez before the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan on Monday, September 7, making the former speaker one of the highest officials to be charged over the multi-billion flood control anomaly.
