By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz
The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Friday, July 31, approved the bail petition of former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. in connection with alleged irregularities in a Bulacan flood control project.
The court ruled that prosecutors failed to present strong evidence of Revilla’s guilt in the charge of malversation through falsification of public documents.
As a result, Revilla was allowed provisional release upon posting a ₱1‑million cash bond, unless held for another legal ground.
The resolution, signed by Associate Justice Fritz Bryn Anthony M. Delos Santos and concurred in by Justices Karl B. Miranda and Ronald B. Moreno, denied bail for seven co‑accused, citing strong evidence against them.
Revilla had earlier posted ₱90,000 bail before the Sandiganbayan Fourth Division in January for a separate graft case involving the ₱92.8‑million flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan.
