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Mipetisyon si former Speaker Martin Romualdez sa Sandiganbayan nga tugotan siya nga makapiyansa alang sa iyang temporaryong kagawasan sa giatubang niya nga kasong plunder.

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No project, contract or instruction links Romualdez to the flood control scheme, his lawyers argue.

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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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Mipetisyon si former Speaker Martin Romualdez sa Sandiganbayan nga tugotan siya nga makapiyansa alang sa iyang temporaryong kagawasan sa giatubang niya nga kasong plunder.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136507 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806326 [AuthorName] => Atty. Jose Marie N. Poblete [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2559554 [Title] => Romualdez seeks bail, says P7.44-B plunder case rests on weak proof [Summary] =>

No project, contract or instruction links Romualdez to the flood control scheme, his lawyers argue.

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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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