菲律宾桑迪甘巴扬（Sandiganbayan）反腐败法院第三庭下令羁押中的参议员罗丹特·马科莱塔（Rodante Marcoleta）就其为何不应被暂停参议员职务作出解释。该指令于7月22日下达。
这份两页长的法院指令给予马科莱塔方面自收到通知起10天内提交解释的期限，该期限不得延长。此举是根据第7080号共和国法案（即《反掠夺法》）第5条以及桑迪甘巴扬法院修订后的内部规则所作出的。
同日，马科莱塔对掠夺罪指控以及违反禁止公职人员收受礼物的第46号总统令指控表示不认罪。他的共同被告约瑟夫·埃斯皮里图（Joseph Espiritu）也提交了不认罪抗辩。据报道，在总额7500万比索的竞选捐款中，埃斯皮里图曾向该议员提供了2000万比索。
马科莱塔一方决定撤回其要求撤销掠夺罪指控的动议，因此传讯程序得以进行。今年6月，桑迪甘巴扬法院第二庭曾因参议员金戈伊·埃斯特拉达（Jinggoy Estrada）的一起贪污案件，对其处以90天的预防性停职。
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The Office of the Ombudsman filed a non-bailable plunder case on Friday against Senator Rodante Marcoleta and three co-accused over P75 million in campaign donations.
The Sandiganbayan ordered the arrest of Senator Rodante Marcoleta on July 6 over an alleged P75 million undeclared campaign donation. The Department of Justice clarified that plunder cases can involve private funds.
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The Office of the Ombudsman has asked the Sandiganbayan to bar Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, former congressman Mike Defensor and two others from leaving the country after they were indicted for plunder and related charges over a P75-million campaign donation.
The Sandiganbayan has yet to decide on the Ombudsman’s motion to make former DPWH secretary Manuel Bonoan a state witness.
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Prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman hope the Sandiganbayan will allow former DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan to be dropped from cases linking him and detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to the flood control scandal.
The Sandiganbayan Second Division has reset the arraignment of Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan to June 4 due to pending motions and health concerns.
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The Philippine government has sent mixed signals on whether to arrest Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa over an International Criminal Court warrant for crimes against humanity. Officials say they will wait for a Supreme Court ruling but will act if he tries to leave the country.