The reason may infuriate you.
“The Sandiganbayan First Division warned that it would grant bail to former President and current Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her detained co-accused if prosecutors continue their failure to present witnesses during the trial of the plunder case against them,” reports Jeffrey G. Damicog in Tempo.
First Division Chairman Justice Efren dela Cruz was prompted to issue the warning after prosecutors once again asked in open court for a postponement in the presentation of their witness in a hearing scheduled that same day.
Arroyo—along with former Commission on Audit (CoA) chief Reynaldo Villar and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board member Benigno Aguas who are both detained at Camp Crame—is facing plunder charges in connection with the alleged P366-million PCSO scam.
Screengrab of photo released by the Arroyo camp
