2026-09-7 043ae2d6fb71234c2438fbb54215c5835319b494 /feed/2026/09/7/the-philippine-sandiganbayan-appellate-court-issues-an-arrest-warrant-for-former-house-speaker-martin-romualdez-after-th The Philippine Sandiganbayan appellate court issues an arrest warrant for former House speaker Martin Romualdez after the Office of the Ombudsman filed charges of plunder against him for the alleged ₱7.44 billion (US$118.62 million) worth of kickbacks he received from flood control, infrastructure, and other government projects. 1788797130 2026-09-7 56f9c8f87e0739dd11977cb8e6f057c55332c5ac 18 Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines 1 /wiki/flood%20control%20projects%20scandal%20in%20the%20philippines House speaker 116 /wiki/speaker%20of%20the%20house%20of%20representatives%20of%20the%20philippines Leyte's 1st district 37 /wiki/leyte's%201st%20congressional%20district Martin Romualdez 172 /wiki/martin%20romualdez Office of the Ombudsman 239 /wiki/office_of_the_ombudsman_(philippines) Philippine 2 /wiki/philippines Sandiganbayan 14 /wiki/sandiganbayan flood control 617 /wiki/flood%20management kickbacks 506 /wiki/kickback%20(finance) plunder 317 /wiki/looting representative 71 /wiki/house%20of%20representatives%20of%20the%20philippines ₱ 406 /wiki/philippine%20peso Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines House speaker Leyte's 1st district Martin Romualdez Office of the Ombudsman Philippine Sandiganbayan flood control kickbacks plunder representative ₱ Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines 2026-09-5 b1024e0376f22ffe8806b2fa3fed45f2302da788 24 House speaker Martin Romualdez ₱ 3 /feed/2026/09/5/philippine-vice-president-sara-duterte-posts-360000-us-5740-bail-on-three-counts-of-grave-threats-prompting-a-re Philippine vice president Sara Duterte posts ₱360,000 (US$5,740) bail on three counts of grave threats, prompting a regional trial court to lift her arrest warrant. The charges concern alleged threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez. 2026-09-4 ca065bac9ec18f243849673eb639a7316f66bf13 34 House speaker Martin Romualdez Philippine ₱ 4 /feed/2026/09/4/a-philippine-regional-trial-court-issues-an-arrest-warrant-for-vice-president-sara-duterte-on-three-counts-of-grave-thre A Philippine regional trial court issues an arrest warrant for vice president Sara Duterte on three counts of grave threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez, setting bail at ₱120,000 (US$2,000) per count. 2026-07-6 181dae3d3d5aff577ab8204d98e2da560a3931c0 /feed/2026/07/6/philippine-police-separately-arrests-senator-rodante-marcoleta-and-three-co-accused-including-former-party-list-repr Philippine police ⁠separately arrests senator Rodante Marcoleta and three co-accused, including former party-list representative Mike Defensor, after an anti-graft court orders their arrest in relation to a plunder case filed by the Ombudsman. 1783432158 2026-07-6 b5c13ced4fce605fc610497315ea7602f0b71d0d /feed/2026/07/6/philippine-police-separately-arrests-senator-rodante-marcoleta-and-three-co-accused-including-former-representative Philippine police ⁠separately arrests senator Rodante Marcoleta and three co-accused, including former representative Mike Defensor, after an anti-graft court orders their arrest in relation to a plunder case filed by the Ombudsman. 1783374553 2026-07-6 e2c96a38bce3c6677f84796a86c8f8ae08038c01 29 Philippine Sandiganbayan representative 3 /feed/2026/07/6/philippine-police-separately-arrest-senator-rodante-marcoleta-and-three-co-accused-including-former-party-list-repre Philippine police ⁠separately arrest senator Rodante Marcoleta and three co-accused, including former party-list representative Mike Defensor, after an anti-graft court orders their arrest in relation to a plunder case filed by the Ombudsman. 2026-06-1 bedd7e30d5ae0e5b78ddb0c705c408779176d1ff /feed/2026/06/1/philippine-senator-jinggoy-estrada-and-former-public-works-and-highways-secretary-manuel-bonoan-surrenders-to-police-aft Philippine senator Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan surrenders to police after an anti-graft court orders their arrest on plunder charges related to an alleged ₱573-million (US$9.3-million) corruption scheme involving flood control projects. 1780328397 2026-06-1 ca7bfe9fe6f96a0adb40d635af9a958e0a36ef25 52 Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines Sandiganbayan ₱ 3 /feed/2026/06/1/philippine-senator-jinggoy-estrada-and-former-public-works-secretary-manuel-bonoan-surrender-to-police-after-an-anti-gra Philippine senator Jinggoy Estrada and former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan surrender to police after an anti-graft court orders their arrest on plunder charges related to an alleged ₱573-million (US$9.3-million) corruption scheme involving flood control projects. 2026-05-5 447001b7ab1f4e5cbc8e2710d66f98e0b22d8b52 /feed/2026/05/5/in-pasig-philippines-the-national-bureau-of-investigation-arrests-the-founder-of-an-online-news-site-and-four-other-pe In Pasig, Philippines, the National Bureau of Investigation arrests the founder of an online news site and four other people, in an entrapment operation for an alleged extortion attempt on former House speaker Martin Romualdez. 1778513668 2026-05-5 ccec152aa8b630a9b8e8c49bb54f88bf6b766896 /feed/2026/05/5/the-national-bureau-of-investigation-arrests-five-individuals-including-the-founder-of-an-online-news-site-in-an-entra The National Bureau of Investigation arrests five individuals, including the founder of an online news site, in an entrapment operation in Pasig, Philippines, for an alleged extortion attempt on former House speaker Martin Romualdez. 1778081599 2026-05-5 f1661ef72a2bb842299c66712f7467d835c3e57f 27 House speaker Martin Romualdez Philippine 3 /feed/2026/05/5/in-pasig-philippines-the-national-bureau-of-investigation-arrests-the-founder-of-an-online-news-site-peanut-gallery-m In Pasig, Philippines, the National Bureau of Investigation arrests the founder of an online news site, Peanut Gallery Media Network, and four other people, in an entrapment operation for an alleged extortion attempt on former House speaker Martin Romualdez. 2026-01-19 eec3550bb352c238abaa460512168a7bca3d3fb2 24 Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines Philippine Sandiganbayan flood control ₱ 5 /feed/2026/01/19/former-philippine-senator-bong-revilla-surrenders-to-police-after-the-sandiganbayan-ordered-his-arrest-over-the-alleged Former Philippine senator Bong Revilla surrenders to police after the Sandiganbayan ordered his arrest over the alleged misuse of ₱92.8 million (US$1.6 million) in a flood-control project, while the Ombudsman pursues graft and malversation charges against Revilla and several former public works officials. 2025-12-10 2ccf41cf8a91c46a4e03a1614c274df5638d9dcf 19 Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines flood control representative 3 /feed/2025/12/10/philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-announces-the-cancellation-of-former-ako-bicol-representative-zaldy-co-s-passport-a Philippine president Bongbong Marcos announces the cancellation of former Ako Bicol representative Zaldy Co's passport and directs government agencies to facilitate Co's return to the Philippines as investigators examine his alleged involvement in a large-scale flood control corruption scheme. 2025-11-21 9bf672a91e13f26e091bd2abfaa0865b68f17147 19 Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines Philippine Sandiganbayan flood control representative ₱ 6 /feed/2025/11/21/the-philippine-sandiganbayan-issues-arrest-warrants-for-former-representative-zaldy-co-and-17-others-including-governme The Philippine Sandiganbayan issues arrest warrants for former representative Zaldy Co and 17 others, including government engineers and construction executives, over alleged irregularities in a PHL:289000000 cursign=₱ flood control project in Oriental Mindoro. 2025-09-17 82b6d991523eb38a19467cfbae6b880168562801 /feed/2025/09/17/philippine-house-speaker-martin-romualdez-resigns-over-his-alleged-involvement-in-the-flood-control-controversy Philippine House Speaker Martin Romualdez resigns over his alleged involvement in the flood control controversy. 1758118446 2025-09-17 643075053123fcf66e22078cf0d63dfe78cf24ec /feed/2025/09/17/philippine-house-speaker-martin-romualdez-announces-his-resignation-in-regards-to-his-involvement-in-the-flood-control-c Philippine House Speaker Martin Romualdez announces his resignation in regards to his involvement in the flood control controversy. 1758111233 2025-09-17 6720af6112eb40cd35a0c625d278f18e162e5a45 21 House speaker Martin Romualdez representative 3 /feed/2025/09/17/philippine-house-speaker-martin-romualdez-resigns-over-his-alleged-involvement-in-the-flood-control-controversy-with-fo Philippine house speaker Martin Romualdez resigns over his alleged involvement in the flood control controversy, with former deputy speaker Bojie Dy elected as the next speaker of the House of Representatives. 2025-08-23 730e014eeea4dbf7c17a93355ea917318af963e2 4 Philippine Sandiganbayan ₱ 3 /feed/2025/08/23/the-sandiganbayan-appellate-court-of-the-philippines-sentences-janet-lim-napoles-to-55-years-in-prison-over-the-diversio The Sandiganbayan appellate court of the Philippines sentences Janet Lim-Napoles to 55 years in prison over the diversion of ₱7.55 million (US$133,600) in the Priority Development Assistance Fund involving Davao del Sur vice governor Marc Douglas Cagas IV. /feed/2026/09/7/the-philippine-sandiganbayan-appellate-court-issues-an-arrest-warrant-for-leyte-s-1st-district-representative-and-former Reuters 7 169612fd45d227b5409a762594122cd2e2d71a0b 9 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-court-orders-arrest-presidents-cousin-over-alleged-kickbacks-118-2026-09-07/ 2026 The Philippine Sandiganbayan appellate court issues an arrest warrant for Leyte's 1st district representative and former House speaker Martin Romualdez after the Office of the Ombudsman filed charges of plunder against him for the alleged ₱7.44 billion (US$118.62 million) worth of kickbacks he received from flood control, infrastructure, and other government projects.