Sandiganbayan denies Romualdez’s motion to lift travel ban

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division has denied for lack of merit the motion filed by former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez to lift the precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against him. “It is not superfluous to restate that the essence of [a] PHDO is to address flight risk during preliminary investigation