LIVE updates: 'Pork barrel' scam arrests

PhilstarLIVE(The Philippine Star)

June 23, 2014 - 9:00am

Senator Ramon Revilla Jr., center, cuddles former Senate Protempore Jinggoy Estrada, left, and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, right, after his privilege speech at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines on Monday, June 9, 2014. Government prosecutors filed corruption charges last week against the three senators who allegedly received hundreds of millions of pesos (millions of dollars) in kickbacks from funds allocated for projects for the poor. AP/Aaron Favila

MANILA, Philippines â€” More than 50 people including three senators are accused of plunder and graft for the multi-billion peso "pork barrel" scam before the Sandiganbayan.

Follow the developments in what could lead to one of the biggest trials against government officials in Philippine history. Contribute to this LIVE feed by using the hashtag #porkarrests on Twitter.

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