Why was Martin Romualdez transferred to PGH?

Former House speaker Martin Romualdez will remain confined at the Philippine General Hospital until further court orders MANILA, Philippines – Leyte 1st District Representative and former House speaker Martin Romualdez has been transferred on Saturday, September 12, to the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) in Manila, days after he was served an arrest warrant at a private hospital. The Sandiganbayan 3rd Division ordered his transfer to UP-PGH, as it handles his P7.44-billion plunder case linked to the flood control corruption scandal. Romualdez will remain confined at UP-PGH until further court orders. Rappler’s Jelo Mantaring reports what happened on Saturday and what to expect in Romualdez’s case before the anti-graft court next week. – Rappler.com Reporter, writer, producer, video editor: Jelo Ritzhie MantaringSupervising editor: Miriam Grace A. Go How does this make you feel? Loading