Former Philippine House Speaker Martin Romualdez has been charged with plunder over allegations of receiving millions of dollars in kickbacks from flood control projects. The anti-graft court case involves 7.4 billion pesos ($118 million). Authorities are investigating thousands of projects allegedly linked to corruption, while Romualdez has denied wrongdoing.
Manila, Sep 7: A Philippine lawmaker and former speaker of the House of Representatives was charged Monday for allegedly pocketing millions of dollars in kickbacks from flood control projects in a widening scandal concerning vital public construction to shield communities from typhoons.
Charges filed against Romualdez
Rep. Martin Romualdez, a cousin and former political ally of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and others are facing plunder charges at the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan.
"The amount involved here is 7.4 billion pesos (USD 118 million), and this has been divided in various transactions where the money was used,” Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla, whose office filed the charges, told a news conference.
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