Marcoleta undergoes independent medical exam at PGH amid plunder case

MANILA, Philippines — Wearing handcuffs and a detainee shirt under a protective vest, Sen.

Rodante Marcoleta arrived at the University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) in a wheelchair to undergo an independent medical examination.

The examination was ordered by the Sandiganbayan to determine whether his continued confinement at the PNP General Hospital in Camp ...