Romualdez, Marcos' cousin, faces ₱7.4b plunder case: Why the filing puts one of Philippines’ most powerful politicians under unprecedented legal pressure
MANILA: The Philippine Ombudsman has filed a ₱7.4 billion ($117.9 million) plunder case against former House Speaker and incumbent Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. It's an exceptionally serious charge. It escalates a sprawling corruption investigation into flood defences that has already shaken the country's political establishment. The case was filed Monday before the Sandiganbayan , the…
The Philippine Ombudsman has announced a ₱7.4 billion ($117.9 million) plunder case against Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, a former House Speaker and incumbent Leyte Representative. This case comes amid a large-scale corruption investigation into flood defenses that has shaken the country's political establishment. The Sandiganbayan, the Philippines' anti-graft court, has taken over the case and will determine if there is probable cause to issue arrest warrants.
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