Padilla defends Marcoleta: 'Decent person'
Senator Robinhood Padilla lauded fellow minority Senator Rodante Marcoleta as a "decent person" amid plunder charges, while criticizing some colleagues as "abo-gago" (a derogatory term for lawyers). The remarks were made during a rally by Iglesia ni Cristo supporting Marcoleta.
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