Romualdez humihingi ng inhibition ng Ombudsman sa probe sa kontrobersiya ng flood control

Naghain ng mosyon ang dating House speaker at Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez upang i-disqualify ang Office of the Ombudsman mula sa imbestigasyon laban sa kanya kaugnay ng kontrobersiyang flood control, na nagbabala ng ‘pattern of prejudgment’ na lumalabag sa due process. Sa isang liham noong Abril 22, sinabi ng kanyang mga abogado na ang mga pahayag ni Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla ay nagpapahiwatig na desisyon na ang pagsisingil ng plunder. Hinihiling niyang hawakan ng neutral na opisyal ang kaso.

Naghain ng four-page letter ang mga abogado ni Romualdez mula sa Villaraza & Angangco Law Offices, na nagdudulot ng bias mula pa noong Nobyembre 2025 nang magbahagi si Remulla ng pag-aaral sa kaso at posibleng plunder charges. Pinausisa rin ang mga pahayag noong Abril 2026 tungkol sa ‘seriously prepared’ na kaso ng plunder na maaaring may conspiracy.

Sinabi ng mga abogado, ‘There is a reasonable impression that the ombudsman has already resolved to prosecute our client.’ Binanggit din ang tawag kay Romualdez bilang ‘master plunderer’ ni Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano. Ipinakita raw nito na ang imbestigasyon ay ‘mere formality’ lamang.

Samantala, naglabas ang Sandiganbayan ng precautionary hold departure order laban kay Romualdez, na humihingi ang Ombudsman sa Bureau of Immigration na idagdag siya sa Hold Departure List. Hiningi rin ng Ombudsman ang pag-freeze ng kanyang bank accounts at assets.

Ayon sa Anti-Money Laundering Council, naglabas ang Court of Appeals ng freeze order sa assets ng isang ‘prominent incumbent legislator’, business associate, at corporate entity kaugnay ng anomalies sa flood control project. Kasama rito ang 25 bank accounts at 10 insurance policies ng legislator, na nauugnay sa plunder, bribery, at anti-graft laws.

Mga Kaugnay na Artikulo

Ombudsman Remulla firmly announces no recusal from Romualdez flood control scandal probe, with asset freezes and travel bans highlighted.
Larawang ginawa ng AI

Remulla: No inhibition in Romualdez flood control case

Iniulat ng AI Larawang ginawa ng AI

Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla insisted he will not inhibit from the probe linking former House Speaker Martin Romualdez to the flood control scandal. He confirmed a Court of Appeals freeze order on Romualdez's assets and warned of more cases to come. Hold departure orders were also sought against former Senate President Francis Escudero and businessman Maynard Ngu.

Rep. Martin Romualdez's lawyer stated there is no evidence linking him to ghost or substandard flood control projects eyed for plunder charges by the Ombudsman. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said they are preparing cases against Romualdez and former Senate President Francis Escudero. Romualdez expressed willingness to cooperate.

Iniulat ng AI

Malacañang said President Marcos does not feel alluded to by former House Speaker Martin Romualdez's criticism of corruption in the administration. It maintained that Marcos himself ordered the probe into questionable flood control projects. The Sandiganbayan also issued a hold departure order against Romualdez.

The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has issued a writ of preliminary attachment against 16 properties of former lawmaker Zaldy Co to secure over P215 million in potential civil liabilities from alleged graft and malversation in a flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. The decision was promulgated on March 4, 2026, and made public on March 9. Co faces the charges and has been declared a fugitive after leaving the Philippines before the Ombudsman filed the case in November 2025.

Iniulat ng AI

Henry Alcantara, a former district engineer at the DPWH Bulacan regional office and now a state witness, will testify in the malversation trial against resigned lawmaker and fugitive Zaldy Co and 15 others over an alleged substandard P289.5-million flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro.

Gumagamit ng cookies ang website na ito

Gumagamit kami ng cookies para sa analytics upang mapabuti ang aming site. Basahin ang aming patakaran sa privacy para sa higit pang impormasyon.
Tanggihan