Multiple legal and political actions unfold, including the start of the Senate impeachment trial and new plunder charges against Rodante Marcoleta.
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Updated Jul 29
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What happened
Multiple legal and political actions unfold, including the start of the Senate impeachment trial and new plunder charges against Rodante Marcoleta.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Impeachment trial begins in Senate; Ombudsman files plunder charges against Marcoleta.1 source
Impeachment trial against VP Duterte started, coinciding with the arrest of Rodante Marcoleta.1 source
Marcoleta served as senator-judge in the impeachment trial and was accused of accepting bribes.1 source
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A plunder case involving Rodante Marcoleta is being linked to the ongoing impeachment trial of Sara Duterte.Also in this story
- PNP handles booking procedures for charges involving high officials, leading to a critique of differential law application and setting a new procedural standard.
- Rodante Marcoleta is facing serious charges, including detention over a P75-million plunder case, while commenting on the impeachment trial process.
The entities involved
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Sara Duterte
Vice President of the Philippines since 2022
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Martin Romualdez
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2022
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Rodante Marcoleta
Filipino lawyer and politician
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Related events
- The ombudsman filed a plunder case against Martin Romualdez, who was confined at Cardinal Santos Medical Center for assessment.
- Sara Duterte allegedly made remarks against Martin Romualdez while facing impeachment proceedings in the Senate.
- Martin Romualdez and Jinggoy Estrada are implicated in a flood control scandal in Bulacan, under investigation by the ombudsman.
- Probing alleged corruption in the tenure of Manuel Bonoan and Martin Romualdez, who face charges regarding graft and kickbacks.
- The Senate held an impeachment trial against Sara Duterte on September 17, 2026, utilizing records from the Ombudsman and Sandiganbayan.