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Romualdez ordered detained; plea for hospital confinement denied
The Sandiganbayan has issued a commitment order for former Speaker Martin Romualdez to be detained at the New Quezon City Jail on plunder charges amounting to P7.4 billion, denying his plea for continued hospital confinement.
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The Sandiganbayan (anti-graft court) in the Philippines has ordered the detention of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez at the New Quezon City Jail following a non-bailable plunder charge. Romualdez had sought continued hospital arrest due to health reasons, but the court denied his request.