Witness: Employee paid donor's tax for Marcoleta's P75M campaign fund
A witness told the Sandiganbayan that part of the donor's tax for the P75 million campaign fund donated to Senator Rodante Marcoleta was paid by his employee. The testimony came during a bail hearing for Marcoleta and co-accused facing plunder charges, with potential collusion among donors also highlighted.
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