Senate to Immediately Implement Suspension Orders vs. Estrada, Marcoleta
Philippine Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian announced that the upper chamber will immediately implement preventive suspension orders against Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta upon receipt from the Sandiganbayan. Both senators are currently detained on separate corruption charges.
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