MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday said it respects the Sandiganbayan’s decision granting bail to former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. in the P92.8-million Pandi, Bulacan ghost flood control case, but vowed to challenge the ruling.
“We will exhaust all remedies to highlight the basis for which we can say that evidence of guilt is indeed strong against former Senator Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla,” the Ombudsman said in a statement.
The Sandiganbayan Third Division earlier ruled that the prosecution failed to establish that the evidence of Revilla’s guilt is strong, allowing his temporary release on bail.
