Former speaker Martin Romualdez faces a non-bailable plunder case for allegedly receiving P7.44 billion in kickbacks from government projects, with charges filed by the Office of the Ombudsman.
Despite the issuance of a warrant for his arrest, Romualdez was hospitalized prior to his arrest, which delayed his commitment to detention, raising questions about the timing of his hospitalization.
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Former speaker Martin Romualdez, the cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is facing a non-bailable plunder case courtesy of the Office of the Ombudsman.
The Ombudsman charged the Leyte representative on Monday, September 7, after months of investigation. It alleged that he got P7.44 billion in kickbacks from the national budget courtesy of flood control and other government projects.
