Sandiganbayan Orders Romualdez's Doctors to Testify on Health Condition
The Sandiganbayan has issued a subpoena ordering the doctors of former Speaker Martin Romualdez to testify on his health condition, amid his P7.4-billion plunder case. The court intends to have government physicians assess the necessity of his claimed hospitalization.
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