Marcoleta faces plunder raps over P75-M campaign donation
Philippine Senator Rodante Marcoleta faces a non-bailable plunder case and three counts of graft for alleged irregularities in his P75-million campaign donations. The Office of the Ombudsman filed the case before the Sandiganbayan. The charges coincide with days-long protests by Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), to which Marcoleta belongs.
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