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...
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...
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...
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 Sandiganbayan Fourth Division on Monday, June 29, questioned a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) witness on who should be held accountable for the release of a ₱92.8-million payment for a flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan despite deficiencies in the supporting documents....
The complaint involving Senator Joel Villanueva over alleged irregularities in flood-control projects is now under preliminary investigation, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Monday, June 29. “’Yung nga, for PI [preliminary investigation] na (That one is already for...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will ask the Sandiganbayan to discharge former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan as a respondent so he can testify as a state witness in several cases involving alleged anomalies in flood-control projects, Ombudsman Jesus...
A plunder case against Senator Rodante Marcoleta will be filed before the Sandiganbayan this week, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Monday, June 29, adding that the anti-graft office is also moving forward with cases involving several other senators. “Si Senator Marcoleta....
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada 's motions to consolidate or jointly hear the plunder and graft cases filed against him and several Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials over alleged irregularities in the 2025 national budget....
The driver of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer Henry Alcantara on Tuesday, June 23, said that he delivered sealed boxes, which he suspected contained money, to individuals he associated with former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, former Caloocan Second...
