00:00Circulating reports claim former Speaker Martin Romualdez is allowed to go in and out of the
00:05New Quezon City Jail in Payatas where he is detained. Because of this, Sandigan Bayan 3rd
00:10Division Chair Carl Miranda called a hearing on the issue Thursday, November 5. Jailwarden Maria
00:15Lourdes Passion reveals Romualdez has no personal security inside the jail but he has personal
00:21staff who look after him. Romualdez's staff has been staying inside the jail since Romualdez was
00:26detained on September 14 and attends to the congressman's personal needs. The warden explains
00:31although this is not allowed by the rules of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology,
00:35she approved it because they cannot provide staff who will assist the former House Speaker.
00:40Meantime, media personality Ramon Tulfo posts a statement on Thursday retracting his claim that
00:45Romualdez is allowed to go in and out of his detention cell in Payatas. He writes on Facebook,
00:50I was fed the wrong report that former Speaker Martin Romualdez could go in and out of jail.
00:54It was fiction. I goofed. No excuses. Romualdez's lawyer Eid Fajardo also confirms to reporters they
01:00have a cease and desist letter against Tulfo. The Sandigan Bayan hearing on the case will continue on
01:05Monday, November 9.
