Clavano: Private funds can still be used as basis for plunder case

MANILA, Philippines — Plunder cases could still be filed even if the amount in question came from private funds, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said on Tuesday. Clavano made the pronouncement in response to Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s defense that a complaint against him over an undeclared P75-million donation for his senatorial campaign is “legally insufficient” since the