Warden: Martin Romualdez's personal staff a regular visitor

GMA Network - Nov 9, 2026

The personal staff of former Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez, Arvin de Guzman, gets to stay in the New Quezon City jail only during visiting hours, Jail Warden Lourdes Pacion said Monday.

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