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MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman’s field investigation bureau in Luzon has recommended charging Sen. Rodante Marcoleta with plunder and three counts of indirect bribery over alleged campaign donations worth P75 million support his Senate bid last year.
The bureau recommended the same chargers against three of Marcoleta’s donors, namely, former Rep. Mike Defensor and a certain Joseph Espiritu and Aristotle Viray, based on a copy of the complaint lodged on May 18 and obtained by the Inquirer on Friday.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec), which has earlier terminated the moto proprio investigation on Marcoleta and declared that no election offense was committed, said it was ready to assist the Ombudsman.
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