FACT CHECK: Romualdez remains detained, dispelling false claims of release and foreign travel
False claims circulating on social media allege that Philippine Representative Martin Romualdez has been released from detention and has fled the country. Rappler's fact check confirms the lawmaker remains incarcerated over a corruption case.
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