The Sandiganbayan Third Division places Senator Rodante D. Marcoleta under preventive suspension for 90 days in connection with a plunder case. The court orders his suspension from his position as senator and from any other public office he holds, effective from receipt of the resolution, and states the suspension is lifted automatically after the 90-day period.
Across outlets, the case centers on allegations that Marcoleta, while serving as a party-list lawmaker, accepted a P75-million donation related to campaign contributions that prosecutors say are undeclared or otherwise raise questions. GMA News frames the matter around “undeclared campaign contributions” worth P75 million, while other reports describe the issue more broadly as a P75-million donation tied to his campaign. All accounts attribute the action to the anti-graft court’s preventive-suspension order tied to the ongoing plunder proceedings.
