Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—The Sandiganbayan on Thursday entered a not guilty plea for Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.
Revilla appeared at the Sandiganbayan for his arraignment, but refused to enter any plea on all counts of his graft and plunder cases.
The Ombudsman, in indicting the lawmaker, said the movie actor-turned-senator collected P224.512 million kickbacks from 2006 to 2010 from the alleged illegal disbursement of his Priority Development Assistance Funds.
Revilla faces one count of plunder and 16 counts of graft. Plunder is a non-bailable offense.
Also charged were senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Jinggoy Estrada, as well as alleged mastermind Napoles. Besides Revilla, Estrada has also surrendered to the police.
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