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<p>Sen. Rodante Marcoleta can be transported to the Sandiganbayan by July 15, after the completion of his antibiotics for mild pneumonia, the PNP-Health Service General Hospital said on Friday.</p>

Sen. Rodante Marcoleta can be transported to the Sandiganbayan by July 15, after the completion of his antibiotics for mild pneumonia, the PNP-Health Service General Hospital said on Friday.

Marcoleta may be brought to Sandiganbayan on July 15 after pneumonia treatment

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Marcoleta may be brought to Sandiganbayan on July 15 after pneumonia treatment

Kaxandra Salonga,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 10, 2026 10:00 AM PHT

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