Sandiganbayan Orders Sen. Marcoleta to Explain Why He Shouldn't Be Suspended Over ₱75-Million Plunder Case
The Third Division's order came a day after Marcoleta withdrew his motion to quash and pleaded not guilty to plunder and anti-gift law charges over an alleged undeclared ₱75-million campaign donation — a plea that under the Anti-Plunder Act can trigger preventive suspension from the Senate.