Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal criticized the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision to clear Sen. Rodante Marcoleta of complaints regarding his alleged failure to disclose P75 million in campaign donations.

The Commission on Elections admits it cannot punish Sen. Rodante Marcoleta for hiding P75 million in campaign donations from his sworn election filings, even though its own investigation found he…

The Commission on Elections is expected to release on Wednesday its decision on issues surrounding the statement of contributions and expenditures filed by Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, according to Comelec Chairman George Garcia.

The verbal dispute between Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson and Senator Rodante Marcoleta shows no signs of abating.

The verbal dispute between Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson and Senator Rodante Marcoleta, stemming from remarks about the Kalayaan Island Group, has intensified into an exchange of formal letters.

Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has criticized the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision to clear Senator Rodante Marcoleta regarding his Statement of Contributions and Expenditure (SOCE). The lawyer questioned the inconsistency in Comelec's ruling.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday cleared Sen. Rodante Marcoleta of any violation of the Omnibus Election Code, saying his failure to disclose campaign contributions in the May 2025 elections in his statement of contributions and expenditures (Soce) was no longer an election offense. However, three of the senator’s campaign donors—Michael Defensor, Joseph Espiritu

The Commission on Elections has denied being pressured regarding its draft resolution on issues surrounding Senator Rodante Marcoleta’s Statement of Contributions and Expenditures, following claims of 'unvalidated' information by Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson.

MANILA, Philippines — Just follow the rules, instead of acting tough or pretending to be nice, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III reminded his colleagues on Wednesday. His reminder came as Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson and Sen. Rodante Marcoleta  quarreled over the  Senate blue  ribbon’s investigation into anomalous  flood control projects and the

Clean election advocates and other groups have called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to investigate Senator Rodante Marcoleta's admission of undisclosed campaign contributions.

Groups have requested that the Bureau of Internal Revenue investigate Sen. Rodante Marcoleta's campaign spending during the 2025 elections.

House senior deputy minority leader De Lima urged the Commission on Elections to refer the case concerning Senator Rodante Marcoleta’s statement of contributions and expenditures to the National Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Ombudsman.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has terminated its investigation into Senator Rodante Marcoleta's alleged undisclosed campaign contributions, stating there was no evidence to establish an election offense.

Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Risa Hontiveros clashed over Marcoleta's use of the term 'satsat' (chatter) to describe officials and maritime experts defending the Philippines' position in the West Philippine Sea.

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and Sen. Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday figured in yet another heated exchange, now on the Senate floor, over matters including the West Philippine Sea and the Discaya couple who were linked in flood control anomalies.  Lacson took the floor in response to Marcoleta’s privilege speech on

MANILA, Philippines — Two groups have called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue to investigate Rodante Marcoleta for possible tax code violations following his own admission that he did not declare cam

MANILA, Philippines – Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson disagreed over the real story behind the discovery of Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) on Tuesday. The interaction followed a few weeks after the two had a heated exchange during a Senate Commission on Appointments Committee on National Defense hearing when Marcoleta said “we can give