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The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division has issued a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) on Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, former Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor, and two others from leaving the country, in effect, barring the said persons from leaving the country.
The anti-graft court granted the Ombudsman’s request to issue the PHDO on Marcoleta, Defensor, and businessmen Joseph Varias Espiritu and Aristotle Baluyut Viray, pending the preliminary investigation of a plunder complaint in connection with a P75 million campaign donation.
Ombudsman prosecutors argued that while Marcoleta had publicly stated in interviews that he received P75 million in campaign donations, the amount was not reflected in his 2025 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) or his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) for his 2025 Senate bid. –NB, GMA News