菲律宾最高法院将对选举委员会此前作出的、认定参议员弗朗西斯·埃斯库德罗（Francis Escudero）接受政府承包商3000万比索竞选捐款并无不当的裁决进行审查。该申诉由高中教师约翰·巴里·塔亚姆（John Barry Tayam）向最高法院提出。这笔捐款来自2022年选举期间的劳伦斯·卢比亚诺（Lawrence Lubiano）。
在菲律宾马尼拉，最高法院已同意审查选举委员会（Comelec）先前作出的认定参议员弗朗西斯·埃斯库德罗无过错的裁决。该案涉及他在2022年选举期间接受的一笔来自政府承包商的3000万比索竞选捐款。高中教师约翰·巴里·塔亚姆向最高法院请愿，对选举委员会的裁决提出质疑。他认为，承包商劳伦斯·卢比亚诺与Centerways建筑开发公司实际上是同一主体，因为卢比亚诺是该公司的控股股东。选举委员会的政治财务与事务部曾裁定，卢比亚诺与Centerways是“不同的法人实体”。卢比亚诺是埃斯库德罗2022年竞选活动中最大的捐款人。此次审查凸显了菲律宾国内对竞选财务行为持续的严格监督。
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Senator Jinggoy Estrada posted bail on May 29 after an arrest warrant was issued in a graft case linked to flood control projects. The Sandiganbayan Second Division set the amount at P90,000. Hearings on the scandal are set to resume on June 4.
The Commission on Elections has issued subpoenas to campaign contributors of Sens. Francis Escudero and Rodante Marcoleta over alleged non-disclosure of donations.
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In the resolution of its probe into Sen. Rodante Marcoleta's undisclosed P75 million Senate campaign donations—previously complicated by a SALN complaint—election lawyer Romulo Macalintal criticized the Commission on Elections' decision to clear the senator. The poll body found no evidence to charge him due to repealed disclosure rules and recommended complaints against his donors instead.
Rep. Martin Romualdez's lawyer stated there is no evidence linking him to ghost or substandard flood control projects eyed for plunder charges by the Ombudsman. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said they are preparing cases against Romualdez and former Senate President Francis Escudero. Romualdez expressed willingness to cooperate.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said President Marcos will not be spared from the Senate probe into the multibillion-peso flood control scandal if evidence points to him. However, unsworn allegations against the president on social media hold no legal weight. Lacson is preparing a 'Chairman's Progress Report' to resume hearings.
Following the Prosecutor's request after a decade-long probe, Judge Fredy Peña Ávila has fully absolved David Andrés Cangrejo Torres and 11 others in the alleged electoral corruption case at Neiva's ESE Carmen Emilia Ospina, citing insufficient evidence to overcome the presumption of innocence.
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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumes its investigation into alleged corruption in flood control projects on Monday, June 8, under new chairman Senator Erwin Tulfo.