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Philippine police arrest Martin Romualdez over flood scandal
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 07, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Summary: Philippine police arrested lawmaker Martin Romualdez and his cousin in his hospital bed on Sept 7, after prosecutors filed a plunder case. The case alleges 7.4 billion pesos in bribes, anomalous budget insertions and project allocations tied to bogus flood-control projects.
WHO: Philippine police; Martin Romualdez
WHAT: Police arrested Martin Romualdez and his cousin in his hospital bed over alleged involvement in a plunder case tied to bogus flood-control projects.
WHEN: Sep 07, 2026
WHERE: Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Philippines
WHY: The arrest followed prosecutors filing a plunder case alleging bribes and anomalous budget insertions and allocations tied to bogus flood-control projects.
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