WIRE โ€” MANILA, Philippines โ€” Sen. Rodante Marcoleta on Monday refused to enter a plea in one of his cases in alleged violation of a presidential decreethat prohibits government officials from receiving, and private individuals from conferring,giftsfiled in the Sandiganbayan First Division. Marcoleta's lawyer Moises Tolentino Jr. said Marcoleta made this move due to pending petitions before

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