Romualdez camp: Ex-speaker’s suspension does not mean guilt

Inquirer.net - Nov 11, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The preventive suspension of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez does not mean he has been found guilty of plunder, especially since his trial is still ongoing, his camp said on Wednesday. Atty. Ade Fajardo, Romualdez’s counsel, said this a day after the Sandiganbayan Third Division imposed a 90-day preventive suspension against Romualdez

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