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Leyte representative and former speaker Martin Romualdez has pleaded not guilty to plunder charges over his alleged P7.4-billion kickbacks from flood control projects.

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Naghain si Martin Romualdez ng not guilty plea sa kasong plunder.

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Former speaker was transferred to the Quezon City jail after independent medical review.

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Tinawag ni Marcos na “panibagong pag-atake” ang batikos sa umano’y special treatment kay Romualdez.

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Naghain na kahapon ng kanilang counter-affidavit sina Senator Loren Legarda at Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste kaugnay ng plunder complaint na inihain laban sa kanila kaugnay sa umano’y iregularidad na hindi natapos na mga solar energy project na nagkakahalaga ng P10.44 bilyong piso.

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The human cost of high-level government plunder in the Philippines is hardly ever measured in spreadsheets or legal briefs.

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Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is set to join Sens. Jinggoy Estrada, Rodante Marcoleta, and former lawmaker Mike Defensor behind the bars of New Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory.

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The Office of the Ombudsman will “strongly oppose” the bid of Leyte congressman and former speaker Martin Romualdez for continued hospital confinement as he faces detention for a non-bailable P7.4-billion plunder charge.

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(5th update) Sandiganbayan swiftly moved to issue the warrant of arrest against Romualdez and three of his co-accused.

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Leyte representative and former speaker Martin Romualdez has pleaded not guilty to plunder charges over his alleged P7.4-billion kickbacks from flood control projects.

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Naghain si Martin Romualdez ng not guilty plea sa kasong plunder.

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Former speaker was transferred to the Quezon City jail after independent medical review.

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Tinawag ni Marcos na “panibagong pag-atake” ang batikos sa umano’y special treatment kay Romualdez.

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Naghain na kahapon ng kanilang counter-affidavit sina Senator Loren Legarda at Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste kaugnay ng plunder complaint na inihain laban sa kanila kaugnay sa umano’y iregularidad na hindi natapos na mga solar energy project na nagkakahalaga ng P10.44 bilyong piso.

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The human cost of high-level government plunder in the Philippines is hardly ever measured in spreadsheets or legal briefs.

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Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is set to join Sens. Jinggoy Estrada, Rodante Marcoleta, and former lawmaker Mike Defensor behind the bars of New Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory.

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The Office of the Ombudsman will “strongly oppose” the bid of Leyte congressman and former speaker Martin Romualdez for continued hospital confinement as he faces detention for a non-bailable P7.4-billion plunder charge.

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(5th update) Sandiganbayan swiftly moved to issue the warrant of arrest against Romualdez and three of his co-accused.

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Nanawagan si kanhi Speaker Martin Romualdez sa Ombudsman nga i-dismiss na ang kaso’ng plunder, graft ug ubang criminal complaint nga gipasaka batok kaniya kabahin sa iyang kalambigitan sa anomaliya sa flood control projects tungod kay mibalitok na man ang testigo nga si kanhi Marine Orly Guteza busa wala na kuno’y basehan ang sumbong batok kaniya.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136507 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806326 [AuthorName] => Atty. Jose Marie N. Poblete [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) ) )
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