Engineer: Romualdez not among kickback recipients in Bulacan projects
A public works engineer testified that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was not among the recipients of alleged kickbacks from Bulacan flood control projects. This follows testimony from a former DPWH district engineer, bringing a corruption probe closer to its core.
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