Ombudsman 'investigating every angle' on Romualdez, Co links to flood control scam

The Manila Times

Ombudsman 'investigating every angle' on Romualdez, Co links to flood control scam  Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla, on the sidelines of the Stratbase Pilipinas Summit 2025  in Makati on Nov. 21, 2025, says that they are 'investigating every possible angle' on the involvement of former Speaker Martin Romualdez in the flood control scandal after the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Independent Commission for Infrastructure recommended the filing of plunder, graft, and direct bribery charges against the Leyte lawmaker and former Ako Bicol Partylist representative Elizaldy Co.   VIDEO BY RED MENDOZA  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews #philippines

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00:00What can you say when you said that with the former speaker, anything is possible?

00:04Yeah, we're investigating every possible angle.

00:08It is what it is.

00:09Apo. Yung po bang kay Guterres, does it have bearing?

00:12Gutesa.

00:13Gutesa, sorry. May bearing po ba yun?

00:16He has to appear again for it to have bearing.

00:20He was supposed to appear at the DOJ, but he didn't appear.

00:22Apo. So wala pong bearing na doon sa bearing?

00:24Well, it gives us a lead, at least, to how things may have transpired.

00:30Opochman, makakasuhang din po ba si na ESB or Sabine and Secretary of the United States?

00:35Under investigation.

00:37Then, under investigation?

00:37Under investigation.

00:38Ano po yung mga...

00:40Under investigation. Okay.

00:41Sir, if we di po mag-appear si Gutesa, would that be a big blow? Would that be a...

00:46No, no, we're looking at different angles.

00:48Ano mo na ngayon, technology works.

00:51Technology works.

00:52We are looking at other things.

00:54Pero, sir, may idea kayo kung nasa ng Pwesi Gutesa?

00:58We're gonna speak about convictions. It is a court process.

01:01Prosecution, filing, arrest, and then trial.

01:06That's what we want to do.

01:08We have to go through the process.

01:10I cannot predict. I cannot predict.

01:12I cannot give you a timeline.

01:14I'm just saying that we work with presumptions.

01:18How deadlines are met.

01:20If they're given 15 days to answer or 10 days to answer,

01:24and 10 days for the other reply,

01:27then in 30 days, things can be resolved.

01:30That's how we work.

01:31Sir, may allegation did about pay.

01:33Congressman Gerjola, kino consider nyo it?

01:36Yes, we're under investigation lahat yan.

01:38Ano yan?

01:39That's why we're hiring more lawyers.

01:40So we're encouraging the young lawyers to apply with us,

01:45those who have the energy to do all of this.

01:46Anyway, the pay is good.

01:50Considering when you worked for government before,

01:53it was usually a sacrifice.

01:55Now, I think it's at par with the big law offices.

01:58You said nyo na parang bakalubos mo po yung parang warranty sa halitiko.

02:03Are we expecting this week or anytime next week?

02:05Anytime.

02:06Anytime.

02:06Anytime today?

02:07Anytime.

02:08Sir, anong likelihood na mapile po itong case against a former House Speaker

02:12within this year, before the end of the year.

02:15I cannot predict.

02:16It's very hard to predict that.

02:17But we will go with the evidence.

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