Leyte Representative and former House speaker Martin Romualdez appears before the Independent Commission on Infrastructure or ICI Tuesday, October 14. He denies any wrongdoing in connection with flood control and other public works scandal.
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00:00Later, Representative and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez appears before the Independent Commission on Infrastructure or ICI Tuesday, October 14.
00:09He denies any wrongdoing in connection with flood control and other public works scandal.
00:14Romualdez, cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., spent about two hours in the ICI office.
00:30The ICI commissioners were able to ask me many questions, and I was able to answer it.
00:38I'm ready to come back to the commission anytime I'm invited, so if I can share more information, I will do so.
00:45Romualdez also talks about his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth, or SAL-EN.
00:50Sir, you wanted to release your SAL-EN?
00:52I will do it at the instance of the commission.
00:56In a statement his office released, Romualdez says he has nothing to hide and insists he was not part of the bicameral conference committee.
01:05He adds he is willing to do anything that will help speed up the investigation.
01:09House and Senate hearings invited research persons who said Ko and Romualdez allegedly received kickbacks from infrastructure projects.
01:17Companies linked to Ko also cornered billions' worth of government contracts.
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