MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of three high-profile Philippine senators accused of plunder has refused to enter a plea during arraignment by an anti-graft court in the biggest corruption trial in the country in more than a decade.
The court instead entered a not guilty plea Thursday for Senator Ramon Revilla Jr., a popular actor accused of receiving 224 million pesos ($5.1 million) in kickbacks from a scam that allegedly diverted millions of dollars from anti-poverty and development funds allotted to lawmakers’ pet projects.
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