Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said the Office of the Ombudsman is open to the return of allegedly misused public funds in connection with alleged irregularities in flood control projects. He said the government is not abandoning court action, but stressed that legal options that...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Tuesday, May 26 he is ready to face the plunder and malversation cases that the Office of the Ombudsman is poised to file against him. “If this is the price that I have to pay for standing on my own principles and what I believe in. So be it,” Estrada said. ...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Tuesday, May 26, said the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) is set to file plunder and malversation charges before the Sandiganbayan against Senator Jinggoy Estrada in connection flood control issue. Remulla said the “Information” against Estrada was...
Senators Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta were elected as vice chairpersons of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. The panel, now chaired by Senator Pia Cayetano, has yet to conclude its investigation into the anomalous flood control projects that allegedly involved former and...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday, May 21 reiterated his opposition to China’s repeated assertion of “indisputable sovereignty” over the West Philippine Sea and its warning of action to defend its claims over the country’s maritime assets. Estrada, in particular, criticized China’s...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, May 19 questioned the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to recommend the filing of charges against him and other former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials in connection with flood control project anomalies. Estrada, who is now...
The Office of the Ombudsman confirmed on Monday, May 18 that it has officially received the Department of Justice (DOJ) resolution recommending the filing of plunder and graft charges against Senator Jinggoy Estrada and several other public officials and private individuals over alleged...
Members of the Senate minority bloc on Friday, May 15, pressed for a thorough investigation of the unfortunate events that unfolded in the Senate over the past few days. For his part, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson called for the retrieval and thorough review of the close circuit television (CCTV)...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada, on Friday, May 15, denied allegations that he ordered Senate personnel to hide the closed-circuit Television (CCTV) footage related to the shooting incident inside the Senate complex, clarifying that he merely instructed authorities to preserve the recordings as evidence...
For years, fans held on to the quiet sweetness of KDLex, the onscreen and offscreen partnership of Alexa Ilacad and KD Estrada that blossomed inside "Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10." Now, in a message tinged with gratitude and heartbreak, Alexa has confirmed what many supporters had long...
In a free legal advice of sorts, Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo Puno said the prosecution against impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte should pursue her conviction in the same way that the prosecution tried to pin down former president Joseph "Erap" Estrada 25 years ago....
Janice de Belen doesn 't interfere when it comes to her kids ' relationships and life decisions. She made this clear in an interview with Julius Babao, sharing that prying into her kids ' love lives was never her thing. She gives them the freedom to make their own decisions. "I will...
