Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Saturday, June 11, told the public that he would see them "sooner or later ", as he urged them to continue advocating for transparency, accountability, justice, and democracy. In a Facebook post, Marcoleta acknowledged his temporary separation from his supporters but...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, on Saturday, June 11 pointed to what he described as a recurring pattern wherein high-profile personalities get hospitalized after being cited in contempt by the Senate or while facing arrest in criminal cases. Lacson cited this phenomenon after former Department of...
The Sandiganbayan Second Division upheld the graft case against Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada after denying his motion for reconsideration, finding no basis to reverse its earlier ruling. In a six-page resolution promulgated on July 10, the anti-graft court denied Estrada’s motion seeking...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered an independent medical examination of detained Senator Rodante Marcoleta by the director of the University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) or his authorized representative to determine whether there is still an imperative need...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Friday, July 10, questioned why Senator Rodante Marcoleta was allowed to receive visitors at the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital despite doctors recommending that he be isolated after being diagnosed with mild pneumonia. During the hearing on...
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s bid to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, ruling that his request to repeatedly leave detention to serve as a senator-judge would defeat the purpose of preventive detention. In a...
The camp of Senator Jinggoy Estrada withdrew its motion seeking permission for him to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte after mistakenly filing it before the wrong division of the Sandiganbayan. The Sandiganbayan Second Division said Estrada, through his lawyer,...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has scheduled a hearing on Friday, July 10, to take up the manifestation filed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the compliance submitted by the PNP General Hospital regarding the hospitalization of...
The Sandiganbayan issued on Wednesday, July 8, another arrest warrant against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and former congressman Mike Defensor for a case of violation of Presidential Decree (PD) 46. PD 46 penalizes public officials and employees for receiving gifts and private individuals to give gifts...
The Sandiganbayan ordered on Wednesday, July 8, the Philippine National Police (PNP) to submit booking procedure report that includes the medical condition of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta amid his continuous stay inside a hospital at Camp Crame in Quezon City since his arrest on Monday. The order was...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has denied the urgent motion of former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. for a temporary furlough to attend the wake of his late brother, ruling that there was no sufficient legal basis to grant his temporary release from detention. In a resolution dated June...
A power outage struck the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday morning, July 7, forcing those attending the trial of former lawmaker Zaldy Co before the Sixth Division to briefly leave the courtroom. Meanwhile, businessman Aristotle Baluyot Viray, co-accused of Senator Rodante Marcoleta in a plunder case, was...
