'Big Risk' to Transfer Romualdez to Another Hospital, Says Witness'
The anti-graft court wants an independent assessment of his condition after doctors said moving him could be risky.
- On Friday, the Sandiganbayan Third Division ordered former House Speaker Martin Romualdez transferred from Cardinal Santos Medical Center to the Philippine General Hospital on Saturday, September 12, for an independent medical examination.
- Prosecutors filed plunder cases on Monday against Romualdez and three others, involving alleged kickbacks worth at least P7.44 billion from government infrastructure and flood-control projects spanning 2022 to 2025.
- Defense doctors testified that transferring Romualdez would be a "big risk" due to cardiovascular conditions and Type 2 diabetes, though he had been certified "unfit to travel" by medical staff at Cardinal Santos.
- Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla criticized the former speaker for the extended hospital stay, urging him to "man up" and "face the music" regarding the plunder charges instead of seeking to avoid detention.
- UP-PGH doctors must submit their medical report and recommendation by Sunday, September 13, and appear before the court on Monday, September 14, with Romualdez's arraignment and pre-trial reset to Wednesday, September 16.
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'Big risk' to transfer Romualdez to another hospital, says witness'
MANILA, Philippines — Despite having no scheduled surgery or invasive procedure, it would be a “big risk” for former House Speaker Martin Romualdez to be transferred to another hospital, a witness told the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Friday. Dr. Rosalio Torres, overall coordinator at Cardinal Santos Medical Center, remarked when cross-examined by Romualdez’s counsel Jose Roy III during the hearing on a motion for his continued confinement in…
Doctors differ as Romualdez is committed to QC jail
THE Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Thursday took custody of former speaker Martin Romualdez at Cardinal Santos Medical Center after the Sandiganbayan Third Division ordered him committed to the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas.He remains at the private San Juan hospital, however, while the anti-graft court decides on his petition for continued hospital arrest.BJMP spokesman JSupt. Jayrex Joseph Bustinera assured the public that …
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