Romualdez Caught Looting ₱88 Million From the House Budget
Martin Romualdez bloated the House training budget from ₱42M to ₱94M, hiding a massive ₱88 Million discrepancy behind fake excuses.
PGMN Lead Anchor CJ Hirro rips into Speaker @SpeakerMartinPH and the House Committee on Accounts for manipulating public funds. Under the Romualdez leadership, the House training budget skyrocketed to an astronomical ₱94.53 Million for 2025, using the excuse of rising face-to-face seminar fees. However, official Commission on Audit (COA) records completely destroy this narrative, proving that actual training expenses from 2022 to 2024 hovered at a minimal ₱3.95 Million to ₱6.5 Million.
This creates an unexplainable ₱88 Million discrepancy between what the House actually spent and the bloated allocations Romualdez forced into the final budget. Congressional employees are left completely in the dark about where this massive fund goes, raising the question of whether this money is actually used for them or if it is just a personal fund for Martin Romualdez.
CJ is one of the most influential political commentators and the best investigative journalist in the country today — known for exposing corruption, scrutinizing public spending, questioning election oversight, and holding powerful institutions accountable. Her reporting has generated tens of millions of views across platforms and earned her the 2025 Asian Pillar of Integrity and Analytical Brilliance in Broadcast Journalism.
In her full-length investigation, CJ examines billions of pesos in highly abusive House budget realignments, the legal requirements governing savings and augmentation, and how these transactions fit into the wider flood-control scandal now under investigation. The episode traces the movement of public funds through official budget documents and explores why the source of those funds matters as much as the transfers themselves.
Watch the full episode here: https://t.co/WxBOITWOE9
Corruption is and has always been the Philippines’ biggest problem. Martin Romualdez is broadly recognized as the most corrupt Filipino politician of the 21st century.
The country has faith that @BoyingRemulla31, @micoclavano and the Office of the Ombudsman Philippines will do the right thing.
Filipinos in Vancouver yelled “MARCOS RESIGN “ when the his convoy passed by. Then chanted… “DUTERTE… & bring him home!” I wonder what ante kler felt that moment. She was also cursed by a group of Pinoys yesterday.
“MAY MAGAGAWA KA BA?”
Ito ang tanong ni dating Comelec at COA Commissioner Atty. Rowena Guanzon matapos iulat ng NCRPO na wala umanong permit ang isinagawang pagtitipon sa EDSA nitong Martes.
Sa kanyang social media post, kinuwestiyon ni Guanzon ang usapin ng permit at inihambing ito sa mga alegasyon ng katiwalian na aniya’y naging dahilan ng pag-oorganisa ng pagtitipon.
“Sabi ng NCRPO, ang pagtitipon daw ngayon sa EDSA ay walang permit.”
“May magagawa ka ba? Hahahaha.”
Dagdag pa niya, hindi umano dapat maging pangunahing usapin ang permit kung ang ipinaglalaban aniya ng mga nagtipon ay pananagutan sa mga inaakusahan ng katiwalian.
“Nung nagnakaw ba sila ay nanghingi ng permit sa mga Pilipino?”
Ang pahayag ni Atty. Guanzon ay inilabas kasabay ng malawakang pagtitipon ng libu-libong miyembro ng Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) at mga tagasuporta sa EDSA People Power Monument sa White Plains, Quezon City.
“KAYA BAGSAK ANG EKONOMIYA NG PILIPINAS, PATI GOBYERNO PURO AD*K”
Ito ang naging pahayag ni dating kongresista Kiko Barzaga sa kanyang social media post kasunod ng mga ulat na nakatakdang sampahan ng kasong plunder si Senador Rodante Marcoleta.
Sa kanyang post, ipinahayag ni Barzaga ang kanyang reaksyon sa reklamong isinampa laban sa senador:
“Wala namang kinalaman si Marcoleta sa Flood Control, siya pa ang kinasuhan. Kaya bagsak ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas, pati gobyerno puro ad*k. 😹😹😹”
Lumabas ang pahayag ni Barzaga matapos ipahayag ni Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla na nakatakdang magsampa ng kasong plunder laban kay Marcoleta ngayong linggo. Ang reklamo ay may kaugnayan sa umano’y pagtanggap ng senador ng ₱75 milyong campaign donations noong 2025 national elections.
Nauna nang itinanggi ni Marcoleta ang mga alegasyon at iginiit na wala siyang nilabag na batas.
“Wala akong alam na aking nilabag na batas. Yung pong kanilang mga asunto ay puro imbento yun.”
Sinabi rin ng senador na ang mga pondong tinanggap niya ay mula umano sa mga pribadong indibidwal at hindi mula sa kaban ng bayan.
“Pribadong pera na itinulong sa akin, paano naging public, paano naging plunder yun?”
Patuloy namang hinihintay ang susunod na hakbang ng Office of the Ombudsman kaugnay ng nakatakdang pagsasampa ng kaso laban kay Sen. Marcoleta.
NEWS ALERT: Video footage of buses marked "New Era University" transporting individuals to the EDSA People Power Monument was captured by @DZRHNews reporter Val Gonzales, as members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) trooped to EDSA northbound in front of the monument.
The closure has left only the EDSA Busway and MRT-3 as viable options for commuters traveling from Makati to Cubao and Monumento via EDSA.
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GRATITUDE BEYOND WORDS TO MAYOR BASTE DUTERTE!👊👊👊💚💚💚
In one of the most painful chapters of our lives, the City Government of Davao stood beside us with compassion, dignity, and genuine concern.
From transportation, accommodation, food assistance, security, and countless acts of kindness, your support helped lighten the burden carried by Rene's family, friends, and loved ones.
We also extend our deepest gratitude to Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte for ensuring that Rene was brought home with honor and dignity. Your assistance from Manila to Davao and all the way to Talacogon will never be forgotten.
When we needed help the most, you answered. When we were grieving, you stood with us.
On behalf of the Baterbonia family and everyone who loves Bobet, daghang salamat kaayo. 💚🕊️
Your kindness, compassion, and service will forever remain in our hearts. -Coach Jess
#ThankYouDavaoCity #MayorBasteDuterte #ReneBaterbonia #ForeverOurMVP #DaghangSalamat #dutertelegacyph #ccto #trendingnow
Learned from her ang layo ng utak ni auntie Claire literal na matalino ang mga ka alyado ng mga Duterte SULIT MAKINIG Wlang index cards.
Alam talaga nila ang pinagsasabi nila..
Kumusta nman si LUISTRO?😁😜
'KAHIT PO AKO AY KANILANG MAARESTO'
Sa isang Facebook video, sinabi ni Sen. Rodante Marcoleta na hindi siya titigil sa pagsisiwalat ng may kagagawan umano ng iniuulat na korupsyon.
"Hindi po natin alam, kung ngayon o bukas, sa makalawa, ay ihahain po sa akin ang warrant of arrest upang hindi ko na maipagpatuloy ang aking gustong mangyari: na matukoy po natin ang may kagagawan ng lahat ng ito at mapanagot natin sila," pahayag ni Marcoleta nitong Martes, June 16.
Courtesy: Rodante Marcoleta/Facebook
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11.4 million voters didnt show up in 2022. 5.4 million qualified voters did not register. 3 million new voters are expected in 2028. This is equal to 20 million. Following the surveys, Sara Duterte has secured at least 21 million total votes in 2028, ~33% of 71 million voters.