Former congressman Mike Defensor said Monday, July 6, that his arrest on a non-bailable plunder charge was intended to stop him from speaking out against alleged corruption in the government, just as the Sandiganbayan ordered his detention alongside Senator Rodante Marcoleta and two businessmen. In...
The arrest warrant issued against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta has already been served, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla said. The arrest warrant was served at the Sandiganbayan where Marcoleta went to with his lawyers on Monday morning to file a motion to...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said that as of Saturday, July 4, embattled Senator Rodante Marcoleta may still join the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Gatchalian, in a radio interview, acknowledged Marcoleta 's current legal woes, particularly his plunder charge...
The prospective Sandiganbayan trial on Senator Rodante Marcoleta 's plunder charge could end up being an easy case for prosecutors, according to Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. Lacson thinks that Marcoleta has pretty much doomed himself with his own words, leaving a scenario wherein the...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta technically has himself to blame for his current troubles with the Office of the Ombudsman. Such was the assessment of his former colleague over at the House of Representatives, ex-quad-committee (quad-comm) overall chairman Robert Ace Barbers. According to Barbers, the...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Friday, July 3, filed before the Sandiganbayan a plunder case, a non-bailable offense, against Senator Rodante Marcoleta over the alleged P75 million in undeclared donations he received while he was still serving as a congressman, along with three separate...
Father Bong Sarabia of the Catholic Church didn 't hold back on Thursday, July 2 when asked about his thoughts on the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC)-led rally on EDSA. The EDSA demonstration, which began Tuesday, has been causing tension between members of INC and other religions due to the heavy...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Wednesday said he is prepared to face arrest if necessary, as he defended himself against the plunder complaint set to be filed against him during a rally at the EDSA People Power Monument. Addressing supporters gathered for a "Rally for Transparency and...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta expressed confidence on Wednesday, July 1, that any plunder complaint that may be filed against him would eventually be dismissed, insisting that the allegations have no legal basis under the country 's plunder law. In an interview with Russia Today, Marcoleta...
The Office of the Ombudsman will proceed with the planned filing of a plunder complaint against Senator Rodante Marcoleta despite a protest staged by members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Wednesday, July 1. “Nothing is changing, nothing has...
There is no reason for the pro-Senator Rodante Marcoleta rally to derail or affect in any way the opening of the much-anticipated Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte on July 6. Thus, said House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong...
Akbayan Party-list would rather gatekeep EDSA from being used as a venue for the display of support for what it described as the likes of Senator Rodante Marcoleta. In a statement Wednesday, July 1, Akbayan reminded Filipinos of EDSA 's sacred place in Philippine history, even as members of...
