Sandiganbayan needs 30 more days for Revilla's bail petition ruling

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division said on Thursday that it needs another 30 days to release its resolution on the bail petition filed by former Sen. Bong Revilla and his co-accused in their malversation case.

The Third Division missed its self-imposed July 5 deadline to rule on the petitions.

The court notified the parties that it needed another extension to finalize its resolution, after already granting itself an extra 30 days last June 5.

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Their malversation case stemmed from the P92.8-million flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan, which state prosecutors alleged to be a “ghost” project. The former senator has repeatedly denied any involvement in the project.

READ: Sandiganbayan OKs Revilla request to skip case trial until July

Revilla and his co-accused face graft cases in the anti-graft Fourth Division over the same project.

The former senator posted a P90,000 bail for graft but remains jailed as malversation is non-bailable.

Last month, the Sandiganbayan rejected Revilla’s urgent motion for furlough to attend his brother’s wake, saying it wanted to avoid giving the impression that he was receiving special treatment. /mcm

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