Romualdez tells Ombudsman: Pre-trial recantations should be considered

MANILA, Philippines — Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez believes that while the Supreme Court (SC) has generally frowned on recantations, the witnesses’ reversals in the complaints against him should be considered by the Office of the Ombudsman as these were done in the pre-trial stage. In his supplemental counter

Among the Ombudsman investigators' allegations that are mostly unaffected by the recantations is Romualdez's supposed connivance with his frat brother to hide his wealth

[New Zimbabwe] Kelsea Tafirenyika will spend more days behind bars after her bail hearing was postponed to Wednesday, as she told the court that the luxury properties and vehicles at the centre of a US$9.3 million money-laundering case were gifts from her husband, Collins, son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.