Okada Bribery Issue
Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez Sr. • Speaker of the House of Representatives • Mar 16, 2026
In July 2022, UEC delivered “heavy luggage” filled with highly valuable Japanese ceramics to Romualdez and gave him an equity stake in a company controlled by UEC which owns the land upon which the Okada Manila Casino sits. Id. ¶¶ 242-46. After the ceramics were given to Romualdez, he called Philippines Supreme Court Justices to try to influence their decision making. Id. ¶¶ 245. UEC also paid $5 million directly to Supreme Court and appellate court justices. Id. ¶¶ 248-49. On August 9, 2022, the Philippine Supreme Court remanded the Status Quo Order case to the Court of Appeals. Id. ¶ 253. On September 2, 2022, UEC took back control of the Okada Manila Casino with the assistance of the Philippine Department of Justice and The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (“PAGCOR”). Id. ¶¶ 250 & 254. UEC also made payments to PAGCOR. Id. ¶ 250.
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