Former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla and his chief of staff Richard Cambe will be home for Christmas this year—even if only for 10 hours—after the Sandiganbayan granted them a furlough for the holidays. It will be the first time in four years the two plunder defendants will be spending Christmas at home after the antigraft court’s First Division granted their plea in two separate resolutions. Revilla and Cambe were allowed to leave their detention cells at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24. The court required the two plunder defendants to shoulder the PNP’s expenses for their personal escorts and security measures. Revilla also requested another 33-hour furlough from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 21, 2017 23:03 UTC