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Romualdez Faces September 10 Court Date as Duterte Expands Legal Team with New Spokesperson

By INQUIRER.net

Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez has been ordered to appear before the Sandiganbayan on September 10, as the anti-graft court takes up his request to remain hospitalized while he faces a non-bailable plunder case.

In a separate development, Vice President Sara Duterte has appointed lawyer Paolo Panelo as her assistant spokesperson, strengthening her communications team as she continues to deal with ongoing legal and impeachment issues.

Meanwhile, 14 Filipino seafarers who survived an attack on a Saudi Arabia-flagged oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz have returned home to the Philippines.