The Sandiganbayan has denied the bid of Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez to lift the precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) issued against him pending government prosecutors’ probe on his alleged involvement in the flood control mess.

The Sandiganbayan has denied the bid of Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez to lift the precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) issued against him pending government prosecutors’ probe…

'Accordingly, instant motion is denied for lack of merit,' says 7th Division chairperson Associate Justice Lorifel Lacap Pahimna