00:01Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is arrested over his 7.44 billion peso plunder case on Monday, September 7.
00:08Interior Secretary John Vic Remulias says the arrest warrant was served to Romualdez at the Cardinal Santos Hospital in San
00:14Juan City where he had been confined.
00:31The office of the ombudsman filed a plunder case earlier on Monday against Romualdez.
00:36This makes him one of the highest officials charged in this multi-billion anomaly.
00:40Ombudsman Boying Remulias says Romualdez is the central figure in the alleged scheme involving diversion of public funds meant for
00:47flood control projects.
00:49Former Marine Orly Guteza, a security personnel of former Aqobical Representative Zaldico, recanted his testimony that he delivered suitcases full
00:57of money to Romualdez's house.
00:58Remulias says the recantation does not weaken the case.
01:02Hindi po ako takot sa recantation. Kasi normal lang po na yun ang naisip din ang paraan para mahumina ang
01:08kaso namin.
01:09Pero hindi humingi na ang kaso. Kasi sa dami ng perang nakulimbat, wala nang paglagyan, ibinili na nang ibinili ng
01:19iba't ibang mga bahay na hindi naman kailangan.
01:23Pero bimili pa rin ng bahay.
01:24The plunder case also includes Kho and private individuals Jocelyn Serenio and Felicito Guevara.
01:30Kho is at-large and hiding abroad.
01:33Romualdez allegedly received P7.44 billion in kickbacks from Kho.
01:37The U.S. government has canceled Romualdez's diplomatic, tourist, and business visas.
01:42As of April 22, Romualdez has already been barred from leaving the Philippines.
01:47$50.44 billion inia.
