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Bong Revilla casts vote, eyes Senate return

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MANILA -- Former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. cast his ballot for Monday&#x27;s midterm elections, as he sought a return to the Senate following his acquittal from plunder in connection with the multi-billion pork barrel scam. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/12/07/18/bong-cleared-napoles-revilla-aide-found-guilty-in-pork-barrel-scam-case">Bong cleared; Napoles, Revilla aide found guilty in pork barrel scam case</a></li></ul>The 52-year-old former action star voted in Bacoor, Cavite, accompanied by his wife and city&#x27;s incumbent mayor Lani Mercado-Revilla and their son Jolo Revilla. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">TINGNAN: Bong Revilla, Lani Mercado-Revilla, at anak na si Jolo Revilla, bumoboto na sa Barangay Panapaan 7, Bacoor, Cavite | via <a href="https://twitter.com/chiarazambrano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chiarazambrano</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Halalan2019</a> <a href="https://t.co/mSaJhjqQsd">pic.twitter.com/mSaJhjqQsd</a>— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo/status/1127727937820790784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script> </div>Revilla enjoys the backing of regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. He placed 4th to 8th in a voter preference survey conducted by Pulse Asia from May 3 to 6. The former actor and lawmaker was acquitted of plunder in December 2018. The prosecution had accused the actor-turned-politician of embezzling P224 million in discretionary funds while he was still senator. Government prosecutors insist that while acquitted, Revilla should pay P124.5 million to the government as civil liability along with alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles and his former staff Richard Cambe, who were both found guilty of plunder.Revilla is still facing 16 other counts of graft and had posted bail for his temporary liberty. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/10/19/jinggoy-bong-revilla-slam-online-bashers">Bong Revilla slams online bashers</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/12/19/revilla-gets-rock-star-treatment-at-hugpong-campaign-kickoff">Revilla gets movie star treatment at Hugpong campaign kickoff</a></li></ul>

Former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. cast his ballot for Monday's midterm elections, as he sought a return to the Senate following his acquittal from plunder case in connection to the multi-billion pork barrel scam.

Former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. cast his ballot for Monday's midterm elections, as he sought a return to the Senate following his acquittal from plunder case in connection to the multi-billion pork barrel scam.