PNP: Marcoleta to wear detainee shirt, protective vest ahead of PGH exam

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta will wear the standard orange detainee shirt and a protective vest when he is brought out of the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters at Camp Crame on Tuesday, the agency said.

Marcoleta was ordered by the Sandiganbayan Third Division to be brought to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila for a medical examination to determine whether he still needs to be confined as he faces a plunder case.

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“He will be made to wear the detainee shirt. That’s the protocol—he should be wearing it when we present him to the court,” PNP public information chief Col. Allen Rae Co told reporters in an interview outside the PNP General Hospital (PNPGH).

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“The vest will be for his protection. We are planning for every eventuality. We are preparing for all contingencies to ensure the personal protection of our senator,” he added.

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Marcoleta was arrested on July 6 over a plunder case in connection with a P75-million donation he accepted while he was still a party-list representative before his 2025 senatorial bid.

He was confined at the PNPGH after reportedly experiencing chest pains. He was subsequently diagnosed with hypertension and mild pneumonia.

The Sandiganbayan also ordered the PNP to bring Marcoleta before the court for his hearing on Wednesday, July 15. /mcm

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