Taken aback by the lengthy list of medical conditions of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan, Sandiganbayan Second Division Chairperson Justice Geraldine Faith Econg could not help but ask: “Bakit ang dami? (Why so many?)” The remark came during the...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada was arraigned on Thursday afternoon, June 4, before the Sandiganbayan Second Division on a graft charge linked to alleged irregularities in Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects, with the anti-graft court entering a not guilty plea on...
Malacañang has refuted claims that some Cabinet members offered to help Senator Jinggoy Estrada avoid legal charges against him, saying the Cabinet has no such power. "Unang-una, ano po ba ang kapangyarihan ng mga miyembro ng gabinete na mangako sa isang tao na diumanong sangkot sa anomalya na...
The Sandiganbayan Second Division on Tuesday, June 2, postponed the arraignment of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan in their graft case involving alleged anomalous flood control projects. During the hearing, Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg,...
While Malacañang recognized that there was nothing wrong about accompanying their colleague, Senator Jinggoy Estrada, during his arrest, the Senate majority bloc should not have skipped Monday 's session and continued working. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta said on Tuesday, June 2, he did not see a single senator from the minority bloc offer words of encouragement to Senator Jinggoy Estrada as he faced arrest. "Sana man lang isa sa kanila o dalawa, tatlo man lang nandoon para alam mo na, kahit kortesiya lang, 'Sen....
It was only proper to serve the arrest warrant against Senator Jinggoy Estrada over a plunder case, Malacañang said, questioning Senator Alan Peter Cayetano 's call for Senate independence. "Senate independence. Independence from what? Ano ba ang pinapalagan ni Senador Alan Cayetano (What...
Since Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano is so "prayerful," Senator Erwin Tulfo said on Tuesday, June 2, that they could have prayed for him without skipping the plenary session. In a DZMM interview, Tulfo criticized the decision of some senators to skip Senate sessions following the arrest and...
How Sen. Jinggoy Estrada was arrested on Monday, June 1, is now appearing to be a blueprint of implementation of arrest warrants in the Senate by the Philippine National Police (PNP). And with at least three more senators facing a case of plunder before the Office of the Ombudsman, that blueprint...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora urged the public to respect and allow the legal process to take its course following the issuance of a warrant of arrest against Senator Jinggoy Estrada in connection with plunder and graft cases. On Monday, June 1, Zamora told reporters that the senator 's...
Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano on Monday, June 1, said accountability and politics should never be mixed, following Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada’s claim that he was repeatedly offered a dismissal of the cases against him in exchange for leaving the Senate majority. In a...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla rejected the request of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano not to arrest Sen. Jinggoy Estrada inside the Senate following the issuance of an arrest warrant by the Sandiganbayan on Monday afternoon, June 1. Instead,...
