LAWYER Ade Fajardo, the lawyer and spokesperson for former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, has issued a statement refuting recent news reports linking Rep. Romualdez to the Discayas family through an alleged property purchase.
According to Atty. Fajardo, Rep. Romualdez has no knowledge or involvement in the purported transaction. The statement emphasizes that Rep. Romualdez has never met the Discayas and is only familiar with them through media reports. As such, the claim that the Discayas were used as a front in a property purchase is “outright baseless.”
The statement highlights the upcoming resumption of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s probe on January 19 and stresses the importance of considering sworn testimony.
Atty. Fajardo quotes Mr. Curlee Discaya’s testimony before the House of Representatives in September 2025, where Discaya stated: “Gusto ko lang pong linawin na wala po akong direktang transaksyon. Hindi po ako nagkaroon ng anumang klaseng transaksyon kay Speaker Martin Romualdez” (“I just want to clarify that I have no direct transaction. I did not have any kind of transaction with Speaker Martin Romualdez”). The statement further explains that Discaya testified that the Speaker’s name was merely being used by others, without any personal knowledge, meeting, or transaction on his part.
Atty. Fajardo’s statement concludes by reminding the public that allegations cannot supersede testimony given under oath and that facts cannot be replaced by speculation. The statement quotes Senator Lacson, saying, “Noise does not convict. Neither does it indict even who may be perceived as the most guilty… Only evidence does.” Rep. Romualdez, the statement asserts, respects institutional processes and is confident that a fair and evidence-based inquiry will ultimately vindicate him.
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