THE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to defend her case in her plea to post bail after being charged with plunder for alleged participation in embezzling P366 million in intelligence funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) from 2008 to 2010.

The Supreme Court (SC) en banc has issued a resolution ordering Arroyo to file a reply with the comment/opposition of the Office of the Ombudsman, which blocks her right to post bail.

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