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<p>MANILA -- Former Senator Bong Revilla was cleared of plunder charges due to the prosecution&#x27;s &quot;failure&quot; to prove that he received millions in kickbacks from alleged ghost projects that were funded using his &quot;pork barrel.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/07/18/bong-revilla-cleared-of-plunder-in-pork-barrel-scam-case">Bong Revilla cleared of plunder in pork barrel scam case</a></li></ul><p>The Sandiganbayan promulgated its decision on Friday, about 4 years since the actor-turned-lawmaker was incarcerated.</p><p>While Revilla was acquitted, his co-accused, businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles and his former chief-of-staff, Richard Cambe, were found guilty of plunder.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/07/18/from-arrest-to-acquittal-bong-revillas-pork-barrel-case">From arrest to acquittal: Bong Revilla&#x27;s &#x27;pork barrel&#x27; case</a></li></ul><div><strong>Read the anti-graft court&#x27;s decision in full below:</strong></div><blockquote class="embedly-card"><h4><a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/12/07/sandiganbayan-decision-on-bong-revilla.pdf">null</a></h4><p>null</p></blockquote><script async="" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js" charSet="UTF-8" type="text/javascript"></script>

<p>Former Senator Bong Revilla was cleared of plunder charges due to the prosecution's "failure" to prove that he received millions in kickbacks from alleged ghost projects that were funded using his "pork barrel."</p>

Former Senator Bong Revilla was cleared of plunder charges due to the prosecution's "failure" to prove that he received millions in kickbacks from alleged ghost projects that were funded using his "pork barrel."