Rep. Tiangco to testify in Romualdez bail hearing on Tuesday
MANILA, Philippines — Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco will testify on Tuesday in the plunder bail hearing of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez before the Sandiganbayan Third Division stemming from alleged kickbacks in infrastructure projects worth P7.44 billion.
The prosecution confirmed that Tiangco will appear as a witness before the court in response to th query made by Associate Justice Karl Miranda, Third Division chair.
In November last year, Tiangco said that only Romualdez “should answer” for “everything that went wrong” in the 2025 budget.
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According to Tiangco, he recalled a November 24, 2024, meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Romualdez, and himself which lasted for one and a half hours.
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At the time, the Navotas lawmaker said the president confronted Romualdez over the purported “massive corruption” in Congress.
Meanwhile, special prosecutors told the court they intend to present about 100 witnesses throughout Romualdez’s bail hearing and trial.
So far, prosecutors have presented 24 witnesses in the bail hearing, and Miranda asked both parties if they could stipulate to dispense with the testimony of other witnesses. /gsg
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