Former AnaKalusugan party-list Rep. Michael Defensor and businessman Joseph Varias Espiritu are arrested on Monday, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla says. Remulla announces that the Philippine National Police (PNP) detains both men in Quezon City. The two are co-accused with Senator Rodante Marcoleta in a plunder case involving alleged non-disclosure of P75 million in campaign donations during the last elections. The case is described in reports as non-bailable. One report says Defensor and Espiritu are arrested while they are having coffee at a Starbucks branch in Quezon City, based on the briefing by Remulla. Another report reiterates that both are nabbed in the same city and remain co-accused with Marcoleta under the P75-million plunder allegations. The outlets provide no additional details in the excerpts on the evidence presented, the specific acts attributed to each accused, or their legal responses after arrest.
Mike Defensor and Joseph Espiritu arrested in P75-million plunder case with Marcoleta
Former AnaKalusugan party-list Rep. Michael Defensor and businessman Joseph Varias Espiritu are arrested on Monday, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla says. Remulla announces that the Philippine Nation...
- Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announces the arrests of Michael Defensor and Joseph Espiritu on Monday.
- The Philippine National Police arrests both Defensor and Espiritu in Quezon City.
- Defensor and Espiritu are co-accused with Senator Rodante Marcoleta in a P75-million plunder case.
- The plunder charge relates to alleged non-disclosure of P75 million in campaign donations during the last elections.
- The case is reported as non-bailable.
MANILA, Philippines — Former AnaKalusugan Representative Mike Defensor was arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday on plunder charges. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced that police have arrested businessman Joseph Espiritu in addition to the congressman. READ: Marcoleta ordered detained at Payatas jail over plunder case Defensor and Espiritu, both nabbed in Quezon City, are co-accused with Senator Rodante Marcoleta in a non-bailable plunder case involving the alleged non-disclosure of P75 million in campaign donations during the last elections. READ: P75-M plunder case filed vs Marcoleta, 3 ‘friends’ In a briefing, Remulla said Mike Defensor and Joseph Espiritu were […]...Keep on reading: Mike Defensor arrested in QC over P75-M plunder charges
54 minutes agoFormer Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Michael Defensor and businessman Joseph Varias Espiritu, co-accused of Senator Rodante Marcoleta in the P75-million plunder case were also arrested Monday, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced
2 hours agoMANILA, Philippines — Former AnaKalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor was arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday for plunder. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced that aside from the congressman, police have also arrested businessman Joseph Espiritu. Defensor and Espiritu, both nabbed in Quezon City, are co-accused with Senator Rodante Marcoleta in a non-bailable plunder case involving the alleged non-disclosure of P75 million in campaign donations during the last elections. READ: P75-M plunder case filed vs Marcoleta, 3 ‘friends’ In a briefing, Remulla said Defensor and Espiritu were arrested while they were having coffee at a Starbucks branch in Quezon […]...Keep on reading: Mike Defensor arrested for plunder
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