INQToday: Romualdez to testify in own plunder case, BSKE suspended for 5 years s v

MANILA, Philippines — INQToday’s 6 p.m. broadcast today, Sept. 25, includes the following stories:

Rep. Martin Romualdez, former House speaker, will testify in his own plunder case filed before the Sandiganbayan. His lawyer, Ade Fajardo, says his client will be the most important witness in the case as he intends to defend himself.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enacted a law suspending the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) for 5 years, saying that despite the suspension barangay officials will still be considered to have served one term.

For the recent International Coastal Cleanup, 32 SM malls, along with thousands of individuals and groups, participated in collecting waste at coastal and river sites. /atm