Romualdez's Co-Accused Leaves Philippines Amid Plunder Case

Joselyn Serenio, the personal assistant and co-accused of Leyte Representative and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a plunder case, has left the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed on Thursday. The BI stated that Serenio departed the country prior to the issuance of a hold departure order (HDO) against her and other respondents. The bureau declined to disclose Serenio’s travel details and other personal information, citing the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and other relevant laws. Meanwhile, the BI confirmed that Romualdez and Felicito Cristobal Guevarra, president of Samchan Foreign Exchange Corporation, remain in the Philippines. “The BI will continue to strictly enforce the HDO and undertake appropriate immigration measures within its mandate,” the BI said in a statement. Romualdez recently pleaded not guilty to the P7.4 billion plunder case filed against him and three others over alleged links to a flood control mess. He was transferred to the Quezon City Jail from the Philippine General Hospital on Monday evening after doctors found that he was clinically stable and could now be discharged. Information source: GMA News Philippines