Sandiganbayan rejects Romualdez plea for transfer to gov’t hospital

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Wednesday junked the motion of former Speaker Martin Romualdez to be transferred to a tertiary government hospital. Associate Justice Karl Miranda, the Third Division chair, made this announcement during Romualdez’s arraignment proceeding, which the lawmaker attended via teleconferencing while at a facility at the New Quezon City