The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday again postponed the arraignment of former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. and former Department of Public Works and Highways Bulacan First District Engineering Office finance section chief Juanito Mendoza over a malversation case involving an alleged ghost flood control project in Bulacan.
The anti-graft court reset the arraignment after noting pending motions filed by Revilla and Mendoza questioning the malversation charge linked to the supposed P92.8-million flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan.
Their arraignment was moved to February 16 at 8:30 a.m.
Revilla and Mendoza have appealed the Sandiganbayan’s February 5 resolution denying their motions seeking dismissal of the criminal case and other reliefs.
Despite the postponement, the court proceeded with the arraignment of the other accused, all of whom pleaded not guilty.
Asked for comment upon arriving at the Sandiganbayan, Revilla briefly told reporters, “I love you all.”
Ombudsman prosecutors earlier charged Revilla, Mendoza, and five others with conspiring to facilitate the release of about P76 million for a flood control project allegedly never implemented, based on inspections and witness accounts.
