Escudero identifies Romualdez as one behind flood control probe ‘sarsuela’

Chiz declares war on Martin, who sees DDS ‘script'

 Sen. Francis Escudero took to the Senate floor yesterday to accuse former speaker Martin Romualdez of orchestrating a “scripted farce” to divert to the Senate public outrage over the multibillion-peso flood control scandal.

Escudero: Implicating senators in flood control mess follows Romualdez's script

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Chiz Escudero on Monday, September 29, accused Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez of orchestrating efforts to implicate him and other senators in the flood control corruption scandal. In a privilege speech, Escudero claimed that witnesses’ testimonies followed a script allegedly crafted by Romualdez to divert attention away from House lawmakers and the “guilty” parties in the corruption scheme. “Bang…

VP Sara: Romualdez gets kickbacks from illegal gambling; ex-Speaker says she's imagining things

Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday alleged that former Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez was also receiving kickbacks from illegal gambling, aside from flood control projects.

'Sarswela ni Martin': Escudero tags ex-Speaker Romualdez in flood control mess

Escudero questioned why the former Speaker was not being questioned in his alleged involvement in the flood control mess despite being tagged by multiple indivi

Romualdez flood control scam mastermind

MANILA, Philippines —Sen. Francis Escudero on Monday tagged former House speaker Martin Romualdez as the "mastermind" of the massive flood control mess.In a privilege speech, Escudero accused Romualdez of orchestrating a "scripted zarzuela" to free him from accountability and put all the blame on some members of the Senate.Escudero slammed the "selective justice and mob justice in an attempt to cover up the real perpetrators" of the flood contro…

Escudero identifies Romualdez as one behind flood control probe ‘sarsuela’

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Chiz Escudero on Monday accused Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez of orchestrating a “sarsuela” to divert the attention of the public against House lawmakers allegedly behind the flood control anomalies. Sarsuela refers to the Filipino theater and opera that evolved from the Spanish zarzuela. Escudero, in his privilege speech, noted that the witnesses kept on name-dropping senators, despite what he sai…