For Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, detained Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta are "political prisoners". Cayetano had this to say during a Facebook livestream on Saturday, July 18, when one of his viewers asked whether there was a chance Marcoleta would be freed. "I have...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday, July 16 commended the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) for submitting an objective medical assessment of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta to the Sandiganbayan. The Sandiganbayan had ordered a separate medical examination for...
Former lawmaker Mike Defensor and businessmen Joseph Espiritu and Aristotle Viray, who are co-accused of Senator Rodante Marcoleta in a plunder case, pleaded not guilty during their arraignment before the Sandiganbayan on Wednesday, July 15. The arraignment in Criminal Case No. E-SB-CRM-26-0018...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) confirmed on Wednesday, July 15, that Sen. Rodante Marcoleta is now under its custody following the commitment order issued by the Third Division of the Sandiganbayan where he is facing a case of plunder. BJMP spokesperson Supt. Jayrex...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta was ordered transferred to the New Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory on Wednesday, July 15, after the Sandiganbayan found that his medical condition no longer warranted continuous hospitalization. The Sandiganbayan Third Division issued the order after considering the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) sees nothing wrong with what is deemed as second opinion on the medical condition of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta who has been confined in a hospital at Camp Crame in Quezon City since his arrest on July 6 for a case of plunder. PNP spokesperson Col. Allen Rae Co...
The Manila Police District (MPD) tightened security at the University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) on Tuesday, July 14, as detained Senator Rodante Marcoleta was brought in for a court-ordered medical examination. Marcoleta, 72, arrived at the state-run hospital in a...
Malacañang said Sen. Rodante Marcoleta 's health should not be compromised while he remains under court custody, stressing that his medical condition should be left to doctors while questions surrounding his continued hospitalization are matters for the Sandiganbayan. Presidential...
Sen. Rodante Marcoleta is now fit to travel after receiving medical treatment for his mild pneumonia and high blood pressure. But the Philippine National Police (PNP) would prefer doing the transport of the embattled senator to the Sandiganbayan after the completion of the seven-day rule in...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta, who was supposed to be detained at the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas, still remains at the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital after being diagnosed with mild pneumonia among other illnesses. But when can he be brought back to the courtroom of the...
The new Quezon City Jail in Barangay Payatas is spacious and with modern designs compared to other detention facilities, the Bu reau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) assured on Sunday, July 12. And this new facility is ready to accommodate Sen. Rodante Marcoleta who is currently under...
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...
