LOOK: PNP hospital readies room for possible Romualdez transfer

The Philippine National Police (PNP) shares photos of the room at the PNP General Hospital where former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez would be kept under custody if the Sandiganbayan orders him transferred to Camp Crame. — Photo from PNP MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police General Hospital (PNPGH) prepared a room where former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez may be kept under custody if ordered to be transferred there by the Sandiganbayan. The Philippine National Police (PNP) shares photos of the room at the PNP General Hospital where former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez would be kept under custody if the Sandiganbayan orders him transferred to Camp Crame. — Photo from PNP Photos shared by the PNP Public Information Office (PIO) on Wednesday showed a room with a standard hospital bed with sheets bearing the logo of the PNP Health Service; an oxygen tank; a plastic cabinet and a window-type air conditioner. The Philippine National Police (PNP) shares photos of the room at the PNP General Hospital where former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez would be kept under custody if the Sandiganbayan orders him transferred to Camp Crame. — Photo from PNP A look just outside the room also showed metal bars affixed to its entrance. Article continues after this advertisement READ: ‘No executive suite for Romualdez if transferred to PNP hospital’ “The facility was prepared to ensure that the appropriate security, medical and custodial requirements are in place should his transfer to the PNP General Hospital be ordered by the Court,” the PIO said in a text message sent to reporters. The Philippine National Police (PNP) shares photos of the room at the PNP General Hospital where former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez would be kept under custody if the Sandiganbayan orders him transferred to Camp Crame. — Photo from PNP Romualdez was arrested on plunder charges on Monday night while confined at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City for various purported ailments. The Philippine National Police (PNP) shares photos of the room at the PNP General Hospital where former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez would be kept under custody if the Sandiganbayan orders him transferred to Camp Crame. — Photo from PNP On Tuesday, however, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said the PNP will ask the Sandiganbayan to transfer Romualdez to the PNPGH to show that the former speaker is not receiving special treatment. The Philippine National Police (PNP) shares photos of the room at the PNP General Hospital where former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez would be kept under custody if the Sandiganbayan orders him transferred to Camp Crame. — Photo from PNP In a press briefing earlier on Wednesday, PNP PIO chief Col. Allen Rae Co stressed that only an “ordinary room” was prepared to hold Romualdez. /das Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.