The Philippine National Police (PNP) has not received any court order in relation to a plunder case that Sen. Rodante Marcoleta is facing amid rumors of a supposed issuance of an arrest warrant.

PNP spokesman Col. Allen Rae Co said they have not received any official communication pertaining to the case of Marcoleta that stemmed from his alleged admission of receiving campaign donations.

“As of now the PNP has not received any official communication regarding said warrant but just like any other warrants. Once we receive a warrant just like any other warrant from a competent warrant we will execute or we will implement,” said Co.

Earlier, Marcoleta claimed he had received information about a possible arrest warrant against him in connection with complaints stemming from the alleged non-disclosure of P75 million in campaign donations during the previous elections.

The Office of the Ombudsman earlier said it is investigating Marcoleta over his admission that he received that huge sum of money.

While the Commission of Elections cleared Marcoleta as the donations were allegedly made before the election period, the Office of the Ombudsman said it falls under indirect bribery and since it involves more than P50 million, it also falls under a case of plunder.

The Sandiganbayan earlier granted the petition of the Office of the Ombudsman to issue a preventive hold departure order against Marcoleta and three others, including former congressman Mike Defensor who was named as one of the donors.

For his part, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. stressed they will strictly observe legal protocols and would not execute law enforcement actions without a direct mandate from the courts.

“The Philippine National Police has not issued any special operational directive concerning Senator Marcoleta, and we do not act on rumors or unverified information,” Nartatez said.

Nartatez said the PNP recognizes the exclusive authority of the courts over the issuance of warrants and will only act when required by law.

He emphasized that discussions on the existence or non-existence of warrants are matters that properly belong before the courts.

““The Philippine National Police remains a professional and apolitical organization, and all our actions are based on legal orders of competent courts, on the rule of law and on the maintenance of peace and order,” Nartatez said.

He assured the public that the PNP will continue to perform its mandate fairly and impartially while respecting the constitutional rights of all individuals and the authority of the courts.