What specific graft charges face Senator Marcoleta?

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Senator Rodante Marcoleta faces graft charges over undeclared unused election campaign contributions

Senator Rodante Marcoleta is set to be charged with graft for failing to declare 75 million pesos in unused election campaign contributions. The amount is reported as RM4.9 million, and the case is tied to his election campaign fund.
The specific undeclared amount at the centre of the case
The graft case centres on a failure to declare 75 million pesos in election campaign contributions that were not used. The same figure is also reported as RM4.9 million.
The contribution status described in the charge
Authorities state the contributions were “unused,” meaning they were part of the election campaign funds but not spent. The charge is therefore framed around the declaration of those unused election campaign contributions.
The official announcement of the charge
The government ombudsman, Jesus Remulla, revealed that Marcoleta was set to be charged over the undeclared amount. The announcement came a day before thousands of Iglesia Ni Cristo members rallied in Manila.
The broader context around the expected filing
The planned charge is linked to Marcoleta’s election campaign fund, and it was reported alongside his role as an Iglesia Ni Cristo church member and a political ally of Vice President Sara Duterte. The reporting also places the expected arrest and charging in the lead-up to Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial, which is set to begin next week.

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