Court bars Romualdez from leaving PH

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has issued a precautionary hold departure order against former Speaker Martin Romualdez over his pending cases at the Office of the Ombudsman that include plunder, graft, indirect bribery, and money laundering. These cases are supposedly linked to national budget insertions tied to anomalous flood control projects. The Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division