WITH reference to recent news reports linking former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez to the Discayas through an alleged property purchase, Rep. Romualdez has no knowledge nor involvement in the purported transaction. Rep. Romualdez has not met the Discayas and has only heard of them based on what is being said in media reports. As such, the claim in the report about using the Discayas as a front in a property purchase is outright baseless.
As the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumes its probe on January 19, it is important to place on record what was clearly and unequivocally stated under oath.
In his testimony before the House of Representatives in September 2025, Mr. Curlee Discaya categorically declared:
“Gusto ko lang pong linawin na wala po akong direktang transaksyon. Hindi po ako nagkaroon ng anumang klaseng transaksyon kay Speaker Martin Romualdez.”
Mr. Discaya further explained that the Speaker’s name was merely being used or name-dropped by others, without any personal knowledge, meeting, or transaction on his part. This sworn testimony is part of the official congressional record and directly contradicts the insinuations now being revived in public discourse.
Let us be reminded that allegations cannot override testimony given under oath. Facts cannot be replaced by speculation. To quote Senator Lacson in the earlier media briefing, “Noise does not convict. Neither does it indict even who may be perceived as the most guilty in the… flood control project saga. Only evidence does.”
Rep. Martin Romualdez respects institutional processes and is confident that any fair and evidence-based inquiry will ultimately prove him right. (PR)
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