Romualdez co-accused, personal assistant Joselyn Serenio has left PH

The co-accused and personal assistant of Leyte Representative and former House Speaker Martin Romauldez in his plunder case has left the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday.

The BI said that Joselyn Serenio departed from the country prior to the issuance of a hold departure order (HDO) against her and the other respondents.

It declined to disclose Serenio’s travel details and other personal information, citing the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and other laws.

Meanwhile, the BI said that Romualdez and Felicito Cristobal Guevarra, president of Samchan Foreign Exchange Corporation, remain in the Philippines.

“The BI will continue to strictly enforce the HDO and undertake appropriate immigration measures within its mandate,” it said in a statement.

Romualdez recently pleaded not guilty on the P7.4 billion plunder case filed against him and three others over his alleged links to the flood control mess.

He was transferred to the Quezon City Jail from the Philippine General Hospital on Monday evening after doctors found that he was clinically stable and could now be discharged. —VAL, GMA News