Plunder raps filed vs Marcoleta, Defensor over non-disclosure of P75M in campaign donations

Dateline Philippines: The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, July 3, filed a non-bailable plunder case against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta before the Sandiganbayan over his alleged non-disclosure of campaign contributions. Ombudsman representatives filed the charges against Marcoleta, former lawmaker Mike Defensor, and businessmen Aristotle Viray and Joseph Espiritu at around 10:20 a.m. – Report by Kaxandra Salonga, ABS-CBN News For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • ABS-CBN News   For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below:    • Breaking News & Live Coverage   For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • The latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN ...   For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below:    • News Digital Raw Cuts   Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWant for FREE here: https://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at https://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook:   / abscbnnews   Twitter:   / abscbnnews   Instagram:   / abscbnnews   #ABSCBNNews #LatestNews

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