LIVE UPDATES: Marcoleta arrested over plunder

Sen. Rodante Marcoleta was taken to the Philippine National Police General Hospital on Monday after complaining of chest pain and high blood pressure.

Associate Justice Karl Miranda on Monday urged the public to trust the judiciary regarding the plunder case of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta.

WATCH: Sen. Rodante Marcoleta has been transferred to the PNP General Hospital after suffering chest pain and high blood pressure, according to CIDG Director Robert Morico.Morico says they will wait for the result of Marcoleta’s medical examinations before he will be returned… pic.twitter.com/7m27p5Ll9g

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LOOK: Former Rep. Mike Defensor arrives in the Sandiganbayan Third Division for his return of warrant. | @JEMendozaINQ Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/eB80GGG7fu pic.twitter.com/SLPjmsoJ85

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MARCOLETA AT PNP GENERAL HOSPITALWATCH: Senator Rodante Marcoleta was taken by ambulance to the PNP General Hospital in Camp Crame while undergoing medical examinations before being returned to the Sandiganbayan for the return of warrant and later committed to the New Quezon… pic.twitter.com/tAZAGYN1yo

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Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Monday that medical checkups for Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, which are part of the booking procedures, will take two days.

The Sandiganbayan’s Third Division has issued an arrest order against Marcoleta for the plunder case brought by the P75 million campaign…

WATCH: Former congressman Mike Defensor and businessman Joseph Espiritu, both co-accused with Sen. Marcoleta in a nonbailable plunder case, left the CIDG going to Sandiganbayan for return of warrant and commitment order. | @andreagINQ Follow our live updates here:… pic.twitter.com/zydO6cUxAj

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‘IT WAS BOTH’WATCH: DILG Sec. Jonvic Remulla says Sen. Rodante Marcoleta is both “surrendered” and “arrested,” explaining that the senator voluntarily appeared at the Sandiganbayan to file a motion to quash, and when it was denied, authorities arrived to arrest him.Remulla… pic.twitter.com/EAot49HM1S

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The plunder case against Defensor was filed by the Office of the Ombudsman at the Sandiganbayan and raffled to the latter’s Third Division

MIKE DEFENSOR ARRESTEDJUST IN: DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla announces that former Congressman Mike Defensor and businessman Joseph Espiritu were arrested in Quezon City "minutes ago."Defensor and Espiritu are co-accused with Senator Rodante Marcoleta in a non-bailable… pic.twitter.com/6i1lwBI9wZ

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WATCH: PNP chief Milencio Nartatez says Sen. Rodante Marcoleta is now undergoing medical checkup as part of the booking procedures here at the CIDG.After this, Nartatez says the senator will be brought back to the Sandiganbayan for the return of the warrant before being… pic.twitter.com/TmfdNRAf67

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‘NAUNA PA KAMING MAKULONG KAYSA SA MGA TOTOONG NAGNAKAW’WATCH: Former Rep. Mike Defensor, in a Facebook video, issues a statement after their motion seeking to dismiss the plunder case and stop the issuance of arrest warrants against him and his co-accused, including Sen.… pic.twitter.com/wQmyo5AVNF

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‘HAHARAPIN KO ANG BATAS’Sen. Rodante Marcoleta reiterated that he will not hide and will face the plunder charges against him as the Sandiganbayan issued a warrant for his arrest.Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/eB80GGFzpW pic.twitter.com/cL46BalmVt

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WATCH: Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s convoy arrives at the CIDG for the booking procedures after he was arrested for his non-bailable plunder case in connection with his P75 million supposed undeclared campaign donations. | @MJSalcedoINQ Follow our live updates here:… pic.twitter.com/a8KbiEtuIM

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LEAVING SANDIGANBAYANLOOK: Police officers escort embattled Senator Rodante Marcoleta as he leaves the Sandiganbayan on Monday, July 6. | 📷: Grig C. Montegrande, Philippine Daily InquirerFollow our live updates here: https://t.co/eB80GGFzpW pic.twitter.com/4cDI4ZSDPA

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Senator Rodante Marcoleta will be committed to the New Quezon City Jail in Barangay Payatas following the issuance of a warrant for his arrest.

LOOK: Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla arrives at the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City on Monday, July 6, amid the issuance of an arrest warrant against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta. | 📷: Grig C. Montegrande, Philippine Daily InquirerREAD MORE: https://t.co/8Ec33fboiz pic.twitter.com/RJjIaZaWzG

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Sandiganbayan declares lockdown after the issuance of an arrest warrant against Senator Rodante Marcoleta and his co-accused.Marcoleta is still in the anti-graft court for his return of warrant. | @JEMendozaINQ pic.twitter.com/3REq6ccGWM

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WATCH: Senator Rodante Marcoleta returns to the court room of the Sandiganbayan Third Division for his return of warrant.He is expected to be jailed in the New Quezon City jail in Barangay Payatas. | @JEMendozaINQ READ MORE: https://t.co/8Ec33fbW87 pic.twitter.com/fbK1CrXvZ9

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ARREST WARRANT VS MARCOLETA ISSUED BREAKING: On a rare occasion, Associate Justice Karl Miranda has released a statement announcing the arrest warrant against Senator Rodante Marcoleta. | @JEMendozaINQREAD MORE: https://t.co/8Ec33fbW87 pic.twitter.com/kr7q8YEac9

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Arrest warrants issued against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, former Rep. Mike Defensor, and two others inconnection with the alleged misuse of a P75-million donation for Marcoleta’s senatorial campaign.

Marcoleta noted that the P75 million donation cannot be considered public funds, even though the donated funds exceeded the P50 million…

The PNP’s tracker teams have been activated for Sen. Rodante Marcoleta should the Sandiganbayan issue an arrest warrant in connection with his plunder case.

A DAY IN THE LIFELOOK: A security personnel raises a hand over embattled Senator Rodante Marcoleta as he alights from his vehicle at the Sandiganbayan on Monday, July 6.Marcoleta attended the hearing on a motion he filed against the plunder charges brought by the Office of… pic.twitter.com/TuhzJcyQO4

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Senator Rodante Marcoleta arrived at the Sandiganbayan on Monday to face a plunder case.