WIRE — MANILA, Philippines —Malacañang on Wednesday rejected Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano's description of jailed politicians Rodante Marcoleta, Jinggoy Estrada, and Mike Defensor as political prisoners, emphasizing the independence of the countrys judiciary. In a Facebook Live video last week, Cayetano claimed that the Department of Justice and the Office of the Ombudsman were being weaponized to
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