The Philippine Office of the Ombudsman has filed a non-bailable plunder case against Senator Rodante Marcoleta before the Sandiganbayan (the country's anti-graft court), alongside three counts of illegally receiving gifts, over questions about P75 million in undisclosed campaign donations he received ahead of the 2025 senatorial elections. Marcoleta, who won a Senate seat despite declaring no poll contributions and a net worth of P51 million, later admitted receiving the funds but argued they fell outside the official campaign period and therefore did not need to be declared. The case carries serious weight as plunder in the Philippines applies when ill-gotten wealth exceeds P50 million and is non-bailable, and it has already triggered days-long street protests in Metro Manila by the Iglesia ni Cristo religious group, of which Marcoleta is a prominent member.