Sen. Rodante Marcoleta arrives at the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City for a hearing on the plunder case against him on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (Photo by Jason Sigales/INQUIRER.net)Updated as of 4:40 P.M.
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Wednesday ordered the transfer of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta to the New Quezon City Jail in Barangay Payatas after doctors cleared him, ending his nine-day hospital arrest.
On July 6, the Third Division issued a warrant of arrest against Marcoleta and his three co-accused in connection with his plunder case over the P75 million campaign donation he received while serving as a party-list lawmaker, which state prosecutors said was not declared in his financial and campaign disclosures.
Instead of being taken to a jail facility, Marcoleta was admitted to the Philippine National Police General Hospital (PNPGH) that same day after complaining of chest pains and hypertension.
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