Blue Ribbon won’t recommend preliminary probe vs RomualdezMANILA, Philippines — The Senate Blue Ribbon committee will not recommend a preliminary investigation of former speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez in its revised partial report on the flood control controversy, opting instead to pursue further evidence against President Marcos’ cousin. “If in the course of the hearings there is validation or corroboration linking former speaker Romualdez, that could be changed in the Blue Ribbon’s final report. He could then be included among those to be recommended for preliminary investigation,” he said. The property may be among the subjects of the next Blue Ribbon hearings. Revilla sought Miranda’s recusal because the magistrate’s brother, Buenaventura Miranda, had served as legal counsel to former DPWH undersecretary Robert Bernardo during Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearings on the flood control controversy.

Source: Philippine Star February 11, 2026 16:41 UTC