Sandigan orders consolidation of Marcoleta’s plunder, gift receipt cases

MANILA, Philippines — One of the cases of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta pertaining to violation of a presidential decree prohibiting government officials from receiving gifts should be consolidated with his plunder case for a joint trial, a Sandiganbayan division ordered. In an eight-page resolution dated July 8, Wednesday, the anti-graft court’s Sixth Division said the case