Martin Romualdez
Leyte 1st District Representative; former Speaker of the House
Lakas-CMD
Charged
Accusations on record
- Named by witness Orly Guteza as recipient of approximately P1.68 billion in cash delivered via 35 high-end suitcases to a property in McKinley Forbes Park (Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, September 25, 2025).
- Subject of an Ombudsman plunder complaint alleging total kickbacks of approximately P56 billion across the flood control scheme.
- Named by former Ako Bicol Representative Elizaldy Co (in a video series not delivered under oath) as a principal of the kickback scheme alongside others.
Stated denial
Threads (12)
- romualdez investigations 12
- ombudsman flood control complaints 5
- senate blue ribbon flood control 3
- ex marines witnesses 2
- budget insertion investigations 2
- flood control international 1
- cash suitcase deliveries 1
- sandiganbayan orders 2026 1
- hold departure orders 2026 1
- escudero investigations 1
- sandiganbayan flood control cases 1
- house speakership succession 2025 1
Events involving Martin Romualdez (14)
All from one scandal so far.
Flood control plunder
14 events · 2022-present
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Legal consequence
US cancels Martin Romualdez diplomatic A-1 and B1/B2 tourist visas, PH envoy confirms
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New allegation
Eighteen ex-Marines testify at Cayetano-bloc Blue Ribbon hearing on 60-70 cash suitcases per week
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Legal consequence
Sandiganbayan denies Romualdez motion to lift precautionary hold-departure order
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Official action
Senate Blue Ribbon invites Romualdez and 33 others to June 4 flood control hearing
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New allegation
Ombudsman frames Romualdez as having "functional control" over House appropriations panel
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New allegation
Ombudsman prepares "grand case" vs Romualdez for conspiracy to defraud treasury, plus money laundering
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Official action
Ombudsman flood-control probe of Escudero, Romualdez enters preliminary investigation
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Official action
Ombudsman: 35 to 45 flood-control cases active, second plunder draft in progress
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Legal consequence
Court of Appeals freezes assets of Martin Romualdez, wife Yedda, and 2 daughters
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Legal consequence
Sandiganbayan issues precautionary hold-departure order against Romualdez
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Official action
Ombudsman files plunder and graft complaint against Romualdez
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New allegation
Eighteen ex-Marines corroborate Guteza cash-delivery testimony at Club Filipino
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New allegation
Ex-Marines witness alleges P1.68B suitcase delivery to Romualdez residence
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Official action
Martin Romualdez resigns as Speaker of the House