William Ramirez<\/strong> were sentenced to prison for six years and one month to 10 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, the prosecution has not raised any objections to Genuino’s motion to present evidence to defend himself, leading the Sandiganbayan to schedule two hearings for June 26 and July 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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