00:01The anti-graft court Sandigan Bayan orders the transfer of Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez to the University of
00:07the Philippines' Philippine General Hospital or UPPGH.
00:11Romualdez will be examined independently by the government hospital. This means Romualdez would be discharged from the Cardinal Santos Medical
00:18Center in San Juan City on Saturday.
00:20Sandigan Bayan Associate Justice Carl Miranda of the 3rd Division issued the order as he heard Romualdez's motion for hospital
00:27confinement.
00:27The former House Speaker was confined before his arrest on Monday, September 7, over his 7.44 billion peso plunder
00:35case related to the flood control mess.
00:38Romualdez's doctors took the stand Friday to explain his cardiological, neurological, and psychiatric condition.
00:44All of them told the anti-graft court that transferring the lawmaker would be risky.
00:48UPPGH doctors were directed to submit their report and recommendation by Sunday, September 13, and appear before the court on
00:55Monday, September 14.
00:56Romualdez's arraignment and pretrial were reset to Wednesday, September 16.
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