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Malacañang has denied claims that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was seen going in and out of his cell at the New Quezon City Jail-Male Dormitory, citing CCTV footage presented by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).

During a press briefing on Wednesday, Nov. 4, Palace Undersecretary Claire Castro said the footage showed that no power outage had occurred at the facility in the past month. She added that Romualdez was last seen on CCTV on Oct. 12, 2026, when he attended his last hearing.

The Palace's statement came after Ramon “Mon” Tulfo claimed in a Facebook post that a source told him Romualdez was frequently seen leaving and returning to his cell, while power across the jail was allegedly shut off to prevent CCTV recordings. (Video courtesy of RTVM)

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00:00Kasi kahapon nagpost po si Montulfo sa kanyang social media account saying na nakakalabas ng kulungan.
00:07Si dating House Speaker Martin Romualtes, pinapatay daw yung ilaw every time na lalabas siya ng kulungan para walang CCTV.
00:15Meron po ba kayong detalye, information about this, Yusef?
00:20Minabuti po talaga natin malaman ang katotohanan dito dahil hindi pwedeng ang isang tao, grupo ng tao,
00:27ay mas lalamang sa ordinaryong tao.
00:31Pantay-pantay po dapat ang pagtrato kahit anuman ang posisyon mo, kahit anuman ang relasyon mo, kahit anuman ang kulay
00:38mo.
00:39So, nakausap po natin at nagbigay po ng latest report si BJMP spokesperson J. Rex Bostinera.
00:49Ang sabi po niya, yung CCTV ng kulungan kung saan naka-detain si dating Speaker Martin Romualtes ay connected po
01:02sa BJMP.
01:03So, kita po nila ang movement.
01:05So, nung na-review ang CCTV, walang nakitang power outage for the past one month.
01:13Last movement po na nakita sa CCTV ay yung paglabas ni dating Speaker Martin Romualtes sa kanyang last hearing noong
01:24October 12.
01:26So, kung gusto nyo po, meron daw po silang video na maipapakita sa inyo galing sa CCTV.
01:33Pero ito po ang mismo official message or statement ng BJMP.
01:38And I quote,
01:41The BJMP takes these allegations seriously.
01:46On November 2026, BJMP Chief J. Director Efren Nimenio ordered an immediate investigation.
02:01Okay, initial CCTV verification by BJMP National Headquarters showed no recorded power or CCTV interruption at the Quezon City Jail
02:14Male Dormitory
02:16and no recorded movement of Representative Martin Romualtes outside the facility during the period examined.
02:23The investigation is ongoing.
02:26The BJMP reiterates that all PDL are subject to the same custodial rules
02:32and that any movement outside the Jail requires a proper court order.
02:38We welcome relevant information from the public
02:44and will cooperate with any investigation by other government agencies.
02:49The BJMP assures the public of its commitment to professionalism, transparency, and equal treatment of all PDL without distinction or
03:01special privilege.
03:03End of quote.
03:03Yan po ang kanilang mensahe.
03:05So, dini-deny po nila yung napabalita.
03:08So, having said that, Yusek,
03:10ibig po bang sabihin Malacanang has,
03:13BJMP has the complete trust of Malacanang?
03:16Again, again, sorry.
03:17Nagkakatiwalaan po ba ng Malacanang yung BJMP despite all these reports?
03:24Makikita naman po sa CCTV.
03:26Kung if you have the time to visit the said office and check the said CCTV footage,
03:36then you can, maybe they can assure you na there's nothing,
03:42there's no irregularities.
03:44There are no irregularities going on in the said Quezon City Payatas Jail.
03:52Mahuli na lang po, what do you want to tell those people na nagpapalabas ng ganitong information?
03:58Huwag po, okay.
04:00Again, sabi ko, ang kanilang kredibilidad,
04:03mismo kayo na po makakapag-check,
04:06BJMP at sa Quezon City Payatas.
04:08Quezon City Jail Payatas.
04:10So, unang-una,
04:12ang mensahe po natin,
04:14huwag din po kayong lalabag sa inyong tungkulin.
04:18At sa mga mga aalang nagpapakalat na mali-informasyon,
04:22ano po ba ang inyong nais?
04:25Anong motibo?
04:26Ang motibo dito ay sirain,
04:29sirain ang gobyerno,
04:31sirain ang mga ahensya na tumutupad sa kanilang tungkulin.
04:36So,
04:38huwag po natin palabasin na ganun,
04:40dahil alam natin na
04:42si Speaker Ramualdez ay isa sa malaking,
04:47pinagsasabing,
04:48isa sa big fish
04:49na tinututukan
04:52para malaman natin ang katotohanan.
04:54But still,
04:55sabi nga natin,
04:55lahat po ng
04:57may kaso sa ngayon,
04:58hindi naman nanganguhulugan
05:00na lahat sila
05:01ay maaari ng guilty.
05:03Depende po yan sa kanila magiging depensa.
05:05Pero,
05:07para sirain ang ahensya
05:08na nagbabantay
05:10kay Representative Martin Ramualdez,
05:13huwag niyo naman pong gawin.
05:14Kasi kasiraan din po yan
05:16sa buong bansa.
05:17Kasi ang fake news na ginagawa niyo,
05:19kapag hindi po natuguran agad,
05:22lumalabas na totoo
05:24kahit na hindi.

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