### [2026-07-6](/feed/2026/07/6/index.md)

##### Corruption in the Philippines
# Philippine police ⁠arrests senator Rodante Marcoleta, former representative Mike Defensor and a businessman in Quezon City, after an anti-graft court orders their arrest in relation to a plunder case filed by the Ombudsman. Another co-accused, also a businessman, remains at large. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/arrested-philippine-senator-rodante-marcoleta-a448facaeaa308e237e78803367fd812)
2. [Tempo](https://tempo.mb.com.ph/2026/07/06/marcoleta-2-others-arrested-for-plunder/)

### Changes:

1. Philippine police ⁠arrests senator Rodante Marcoleta, former legislator Mike Defensor, and a businessman in Quezon City, after an anti-graft court has ordered their arrest in relation to a plunder case filed by the Ombudsman.  _2026-07-06 07:49:00 (First version)_
1. Philippine police ⁠arrests senator Rodante Marcoleta, former representative Mike Defensor and a businessman in Quezon City, after an anti-graft court orders their arrest in relation to a plunder case filed by the Ombudsman. Another co-accused, also a businessman, remains at large.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [More than 14,000 people participate in rallies organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) in Metro Manila, Philippines, mainly to support senator and INC member Rodante Marcoleta who is under investigation for plunder. Five people are arrested at the People Power Monument in Quezon City and three police officers are injured. ](/feed/2026/06/30/more-than-14000-people-participate-in-rallies-organized-by-the-iglesia-ni-cristo-inc-in-metro-manila-philippines-ma.md) _Context: Philippine, Quezon City, Rodante Marcoleta, Senate, plunder_
2. [Philippine senator Jinggoy Estrada and former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan surrender to police after an anti-graft court orders their arrest on plunder charges related to an alleged ₱573-million (US$9.3-million) corruption scheme involving flood control projects. ](/feed/2026/06/1/philippine-senator-jinggoy-estrada-and-former-public-works-secretary-manuel-bonoan-surrender-to-police-after-an-anti-gra.md) _Context: Corruption in the Philippines, an anti-graft court, plunder, police_
3. [Philippine presidential communications undersecretary Claire Castro and senate president Alan Peter Cayetano separately announce that senator Ronald dela Rosa, who has an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity related to a drug war, has left the Senate building at early morning, hours after gunshots were heard in the area the previous day. ](/feed/2026/05/14/philippine-presidential-communications-undersecretary-claire-castro-and-senate-president-alan-peter-cayetano-separately.md) _Context: Philippine, Senate_
4. [Former Philippine senator Bong Revilla surrenders to police after the Sandiganbayan ordered his arrest over the alleged misuse of ₱92.8 million (US$1.6 million) in a flood-control project, while the Ombudsman pursues graft and malversation charges against Revilla and several former public works officials. ](/feed/2026/01/19/former-philippine-senator-bong-revilla-surrenders-to-police-after-the-sandiganbayan-ordered-his-arrest-over-the-alleged.md) _Context: Corruption in the Philippines, Philippine, an anti-graft court, police_
5. [Civil society groups and church representatives file complaints against Philippine vice president Sara Duterte at the Office of the Ombudsman, accusing her of plunder, violations of Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, bribery, and betrayal of public trust. ](/feed/2025/12/12/civil-society-groups-and-church-representatives-file-complaints-against-philippine-vice-president-sara-duterte-at-the-of.md) _Context: Corruption in the Philippines, plunder_
6. [Philippine president Bongbong Marcos announces the cancellation of former Ako Bicol representative Zaldy Co's passport and directs government agencies to facilitate Co's return to the Philippines as investigators examine his alleged involvement in a large-scale flood control corruption scheme. ](/feed/2025/12/10/philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-announces-the-cancellation-of-former-ako-bicol-representative-zaldy-co-s-passport-a.md) _Context: Corruption in the Philippines, representative_
7. [Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders the interior department and the national police to pursue contractor Sarah Discaya and others accused of involvement in a ghost project in Davao Occidental. ](/feed/2025/12/5/philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-orders-the-interior-department-and-the-national-police-to-pursue-contractor-sarah-d.md) _Context: Philippine, police_
8. [The Philippine Sandiganbayan issues arrest warrants for former representative Zaldy Co and 17 others, including government engineers and construction executives, over alleged irregularities in a PHL:289000000 cursign=₱ flood control project in Oriental Mindoro. ](/feed/2025/11/21/the-philippine-sandiganbayan-issues-arrest-warrants-for-former-representative-zaldy-co-and-17-others-including-governme.md) _Context: Corruption in the Philippines, Philippine, an anti-graft court, representative_
9. [The Philippine Department of Justice and the National Bureau of Investigation file criminal graft and malversation charges against Senator Chiz Escudero, former senator Nancy Binay, and former house speaker Martin Romualdez in connection with investigations into alleged corruption in flood control projects. ](/feed/2025/09/25/the-philippine-department-of-justice-and-the-national-bureau-of-investigation-file-criminal-graft-and-malversation-charg.md) _Context: Corruption in the Philippines, Senate_
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