Witness: Zaldy Co gifted Martin Romualdez clothes, not suitcase
During a plunder case hearing in the Philippines, a prosecution witness testified that former lawmaker Zaldy Co gifted clothes, not a suitcase, to Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez. Romualdez's lawyers opposed the testimony, while prosecutors claim "garbage" or cash was exchanged.
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