Marcoleta faces perjury rap over alleged P112M undeclared donations

Senator Rodante Marcoleta is facing a perjury complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly declaring zero campaign donations in his 2025 report while admitting to receiving P112 million in a televised interview.

The complaint was filed by poll watchdog Kontra Daya and other advocates for public interest law.

They argue that Marcoleta's admission on a November 7 broadcast constitutes perjury under Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code, which penalizes willful and deliberate false statements made under oath.

The complaint also highlighted Marcoleta's statement where he admitted to intentionally concealing the identities of his donors as direct evidence of intentional falsehood.

If found guilty, Marcoleta could face imprisonment ranging from six months to two years and four months.