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Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday asked about the source of the P560 million in money transfers to former Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez from 2022 to 2025, if they didn't come from kickbacks related to flood control projects.
MANILA, Philippines — A financial investigator from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said there was a “huge disparity” between the P57 billion in kickbacks the Office of the Ombudsman alleged Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez had received from flood control projects and the P560 million that entered his bank accounts when he was Speaker. Lawyer Jan
MANILA, Philippines—The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has filed a civil forfeiture case that covers the bank accounts of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, a witness told the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Thursday. Defense attorney Rashel Ann Pomoy confirmed this with AMLC financial investigator Jan Mark Busa, who testified as witness for the prosecution during the
MANILA, Philippines — Sandiganbayan Third Division Chairperson Associate Justice Karl Miranda on Thursday scolded an official of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) over her statements regarding the presence of an aide inside the jail cell of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. This came after BJMP Jail Superintendent Maria Lourdes Pacion was once
Inihayag ng isang testigo mula sa Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) nitong Huwebes na walang kaugnayan sa mga transaksiyon mula sa flood control projects ang mga remittance na nagkakahalaga ng P560.5 milyon na pumasok sa bank account ng suspendidong kongresista ng Leyte na si Martin Romualdez, na mula 2022 hanggang 2025.
A witness from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said Thursday the P560.5-million worth of remittances that went to the bank account of suspended Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez during his tenure as House speaker from 2022 to 2025 were not related to flood control transactions.
MANILA, Philippines — The lawyer of former Speaker and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Wednesday the Sandiganbayan Third Division’s 90-day preventive suspension against his client did not mean that he was guilty, especially since his trial was still ongoing. “Suspension is not a conviction. The court itself said the allegations must still be
MANILA, Philippines—Kapatid, a support group for political prisoners, called out the “double standards” in the country’s prison system after it was learned that former Speaker Martin Romualdez has a personal aide while in detention. “The flood-control scandal has exposed the staggering scale of corruption and abuse of public trust. It also underscores another longstanding injustice:
