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Speaker’s office: No truth to rumors Romualdez in the hospital after stroke
Speaker’s office: No truth to rumors Romualdez in the hospital after stroke
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Published Dec 07, 2024 02:43 PM PHT
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez presides over a plenary session of the House of Representatives on March 6, 2023. House of Representatives handout
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez presides over a plenary session of the House of Representatives on March 6, 2023. House of Representatives handoutMANILA — The Office of Speaker Martin Romualdez on Saturday said there is no truth to rumors that the House leader is in the hospital after suffering a stroke, saying the rumors are false, malicious, and are meant to confuse the public.
MANILA — The Office of Speaker Martin Romualdez on Saturday said there is no truth to rumors that the House leader is in the hospital after suffering a stroke, saying the rumors are false, malicious, and are meant to confuse the public.
In a statement, lawyer Lemuel Erwin Romero, Romualdez’s head executive assistant, said the House speaker is in “excellent” health.
In a statement, lawyer Lemuel Erwin Romero, Romualdez’s head executive assistant, said the House speaker is in “excellent” health.
“We strongly deny the false and malicious rumors being circulated online claiming that Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez suffered a stroke and is currently confined in a hospital. These allegations are completely untrue and are clearly designed to mislead the public and sow confusion,” Romero said.
“We strongly deny the false and malicious rumors being circulated online claiming that Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez suffered a stroke and is currently confined in a hospital. These allegations are completely untrue and are clearly designed to mislead the public and sow confusion,” Romero said.
He said that Romualdez was at Malacañan Palace on Friday for the ceremonial signing of the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act and the Student Loan Payment Moratorium During Disasters and Emergencies Act.
He said that Romualdez was at Malacañan Palace on Friday for the ceremonial signing of the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act and the Student Loan Payment Moratorium During Disasters and Emergencies Act.
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“The event was widely covered by the media,” he said.
“The event was widely covered by the media,” he said.
Romualdez also joined the year-end celebration of the League of Cities of the Philippines with his cousin President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other government officials.
Romualdez also joined the year-end celebration of the League of Cities of the Philippines with his cousin President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other government officials.
“We urge everyone to rely only on verified and official sources of information and to reject disinformation that seeks to undermine trust in our leaders and institutions,” Romero also said.
“We urge everyone to rely only on verified and official sources of information and to reject disinformation that seeks to undermine trust in our leaders and institutions,” Romero also said.
Romualdez has been the subject of criticism — as well as rumors — online after Vice President Sara Duterte broke from the Lakas-CMD party that he leads and as the House conducts hearings into potential irregularities in the use of confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education.
Romualdez has been the subject of criticism — as well as rumors — online after Vice President Sara Duterte broke from the Lakas-CMD party that he leads and as the House conducts hearings into potential irregularities in the use of confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education.
— Jonathan de Santos, ABS-CBN News
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