00:00The Office of the Ombudsman asks the anti-graft court Sandigan Bayan to issue a precautionary whole departure order against
00:07Senator Rodante Marcoleta and others, this over a pending plunder complaint regarding Marcoleta's campaign donations.
00:13Aside from Marcoleta, his fellow respondents are also listed in the PHDO request, former lawmaker Mike Defensor, Aristotel Viray, and
00:21Joseph Espiritu.
00:22They face complaints of plunder, indirect bribery, and receiving gifts.
00:26Marcoleta declared a net worth of 51 million pesos in 2025, yet spent 112 million pesos for his senatorial bid
00:33despite declaring zero contributions.
00:36He later confirmed he received 75 million pesos in campaign donations, but he got the money before the start of
00:42the senatorial campaign period.
00:43The senator explained that he did not include the amount in his statement of contributions and expenditures because he was
00:48not yet a candidate when he received it.
00:50In March, the Commission on Elections found that Marcoleta did not violate an election rule related to the disclosure of
00:56campaign contributions.
00:58Meantime, Marcoleta, in a privileged speech before the Senate, calls the criminal complaint trumped-up charges.
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