The Sandiganbayan Third Division orders the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to take custody of former Speaker and Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez while he remains confined at Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City. Associate Justice Karl Miranda issues the commitment order during a hearing on Romualdez’s motions seeking continued hospital confinement.
The order transfers responsibility for Romualdez from the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to the BJMP. Both reports describe him as still in hospital, and note that the custody arrangement changes despite his ongoing confinement.
The coverage focuses primarily on the procedural shift in custody rather than on the underlying charges or arguments in detail. Inquirer.net adds context that the CIDG had been guarding him since his arrest on Sept. 7, while the GMA News report summarizes the custody transfer as occurring amid his hospital stay.
