Sandiganbayan denies Romualdezโs motion to lift travel ban
MANILA, Philippines โ The Sandiganbayanโs Seventh Division has denied for lack of merit the motion filed by former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez to lift the precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against him. โIt is not superfluous to restate that the essence of [a] PHDO is to address flight risk during preliminary investigation