Martin Romualdez arrested – Remulla

Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez appears at the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on October 14, 2025, to attend hearings on alleged flood control project anomalies. INQUIRER PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was arrested for plunder. The Sandiganbayan Third Division ordered the representative of Leyte’s 1st district to be taken into government custody. READ: Martin Romualdez charged with plunder Article continues after this advertisement Romualdez was charged by the Office of the Ombudsman before the Sandiganbayan on Monday for allegedly receiving P7.44 billion worth of kickbacks from flood control, infrastructure and other government projects from 2022 to 2025. This came just over a month after Romualdez’s cousin, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said the cases against the former House speaker in connection with the infrastructure corruption scandal would proceed. /mcm Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.