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Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and former congressman Mike Defensor may have another legal problem on their plate for “coaching” the Blue Ribbon committee testimony of alleged ex-Marine Orly Guteza last year.

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The complaint against former House speaker Martin Romualdez lacks any forensic or documentary evidence and relies entirely on shifting witness statements, his legal counsel and spokesperson, Ade Fajardo, said.

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Orly Guteza, a retired Marine and alleged bagman of former Rep. Zaldy Co, has recanted his previous testimonies before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, saying that he was pressured by detained lawmaker Sen. Dante Marcoleta and former lawmaker Mike Defensor into fabricating allegations against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

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Intensifying partisanship and deepening polarization will inevitably spill over into all our institutions of governance.

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Maaaring manatiling miyembro ng mga komite sa Senado sina Senador Jinggoy Estrada at Rodante Marcoleta kahit nakakulong, ngunit hindi sila maaa­ring lumahok sa mga botohan.

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Monsoon rains prompted the Sandiganbayan to defer the pretrial hearing for Sen. Rodante Marcoleta in his plunder case.

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Tumanggi kahapon na maghain ng plea si Senador Rodante Marcoleta sa arraignment ng isa sa tatlong kasong kinahaharap niya kaugnay ng umano’y paglabag sa Presidential Decree (PD) No. 46 at sa halip ang nagpasok ng not guilty plea ay ang Sandiganbayan First Division na pinamumunuan ni Asscoiate Justice Maria Mendoza Arcega.

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The Sandiganbayan entered a not guilty plea in the senator's PD 46 case.

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Nagpasok ng not guilty plea si Sen. Rodante Marcoleta sa kasong plunder at paglabag sa Presidential Decree 46 sa isinagawang pagbasa ng sakdal sa Sandiganbayan Third Division, kahapon.

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Sen. Rodante Marcoleta pleaded not guilty to the charge of plunder after his camp withdrew his motion to junk the case.

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Rodante Marcoleta
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Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and former congressman Mike Defensor may have another legal problem on their plate for “coaching” the Blue Ribbon committee testimony of alleged ex-Marine Orly Guteza last year.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805308 [AuthorName] => Marc Jayson Cayabyab [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/22/8_2026-08-22_22-26-48115_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2550661 [Title] => Romualdez lawyer: No physical evidence links him to cash allegations [Summary] =>

The complaint against former House speaker Martin Romualdez lacks any forensic or documentary evidence and relies entirely on shifting witness statements, his legal counsel and spokesperson, Ade Fajardo, said.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-21 09:15:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/06/05/house-speaker-martin-romualdez-house-representatives_2025-06-05_15-32-46404_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2550595 [Title] => Ex-Marine Guteza recants testimony, accuses Marcoleta, Defensor of pressuring him [Summary] =>

Orly Guteza, a retired Marine and alleged bagman of former Rep. Zaldy Co, has recanted his previous testimonies before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, saying that he was pressured by detained lawmaker Sen. Dante Marcoleta and former lawmaker Mike Defensor into fabricating allegations against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

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Intensifying partisanship and deepening polarization will inevitably spill over into all our institutions of governance.

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Maaaring manatiling miyembro ng mga komite sa Senado sina Senador Jinggoy Estrada at Rodante Marcoleta kahit nakakulong, ngunit hindi sila maaa­ring lumahok sa mga botohan.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804810 [AuthorName] => Gemma Garcia [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2548416 [Title] => Marcoleta pretrial delayed [Summary] =>

Monsoon rains prompted the Sandiganbayan to defer the pretrial hearing for Sen. Rodante Marcoleta in his plunder case.

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Tumanggi kahapon na maghain ng plea si Senador Rodante Marcoleta sa arraignment ng isa sa tatlong kasong kinahaharap niya kaugnay ng umano’y paglabag sa Presidential Decree (PD) No. 46 at sa halip ang nagpasok ng not guilty plea ay ang Sandiganbayan First Division na pinamumunuan ni Asscoiate Justice Maria Mendoza Arcega.

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The Sandiganbayan entered a not guilty plea in the senator's PD 46 case.

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Nagpasok ng not guilty plea si Sen. Rodante Marcoleta sa kasong plunder at paglabag sa Presidential Decree 46 sa isinagawang pagbasa ng sakdal sa Sandiganbayan Third Division, kahapon.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1127581 [AuthorName] => Angie dela Cruz [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/22/4_2026-07-22_21-58-44404_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2544099 [Title] => Marcoleta, Defensor plead not guilty [Summary] =>

Sen. Rodante Marcoleta pleaded not guilty to the charge of plunder after his camp withdrew his motion to junk the case.

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