'Nakahanda po akong magpakulong,' Senator Rodante Marcoleta tell protesters

The Sandiganbayan could issue an arrest warrant against Marcoleta as soon as the Ombudsman files non-bailable plunder charges against him anytime soon

Government prosecutors plan to charge Senator Rodante Marcoleta over undeclared campaign funds worth 75 million pesos (US$1.2 million).

Rappler's Dwight de Leon explains how Marcoleta's receipt of campaign donations gave the Ombudsman a reason to probe him for plunder

Senator Rodante Marcoleta, a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo, is under investigation over US$1.2 million ‘donations’ to fund his candidacy.

'Nakahanda po akong magpakulong,' Senator Rodante Marcoleta tell protesters

Most lawyers spend their careers trying to stop prosecutors from finding evidence against their clients. Marcoleta appears to have handed them enough evidence against himself.

Marcoleta was a representative of the SAGIP party-list group at the time he received the money. How can he defend accepting the P75 million? Did Marcoleta’s money come in maletas,…

(1st UPDATE) A source tells Rappler that the Ombudsman found evidence of alleged conspiracy between Senator Rodante Marcoleta and his fellow respondents

Sen. Rodante Marcoleta — Photo from Niño Jesus Orbeta/INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman filed before the Sandiganbayan the plunder case against…