Court upholds denial of GMA's bid to dismiss plunder case

THE anti-graft court Sandiganbayan's First Division on Friday upheld its ruling to deny former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's request to dismiss the plunder case against her even as her camp argued that the prosecution failed to meet its burden of proving her guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

Last April, the court denied the demurrers to evidence filed by Arroyo, former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) budget and accounts manager Benigno Aguas, and former PCSO Chairman Sergio Valencia in a P366-million plunder case over alleged misuse of state charity funds.