SC acquits Imelda Marcos’ 7 counts of graft | The wRap

Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. The Supreme Court 1st Division acquits the mother of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Imelda Marcos, in her graft cases related to Swiss foundations. Former House speaker Martin Romualdez avoids detention by getting hospitalized despite his arrest for a non-bailable plunder case courtesy of the Office of the Ombudsman. Vice President Sara Duterte accuses the Marcos government of “child abuse” because of law enforcers’ reported continued “surveillance” of her family.