Romualdez Arrest Ordered Over P7.4B Kickback Scheme
The Sandiganbayan ordered the arrest of former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on plunder charges related to a P7.4 billion kickback scheme involving flood control projects, a non-bailable offense.
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