For Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, detained Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta are "political prisoners". Cayetano had this to say during a Facebook livestream on Saturday, July 18, when one of his viewers asked whether there was a chance Marcoleta would be freed. "I have...
The camp of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on Tuesday, July 14, opposed the prosecution’s motion to exclude former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan from the graft case pending before the Sandiganbayan Second Division. Earlier, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin...
The Sandiganbayan Second Division upheld the graft case against Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada after denying his motion for reconsideration, finding no basis to reverse its earlier ruling. In a six-page resolution promulgated on July 10, the anti-graft court denied Estrada’s motion seeking...
The Sandiganbayan’s move to deny Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada’s motion to attend the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio could spare the Impeachment Court from potentially interfering with an ongoing judicial process. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson pointed this out...
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s bid to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, ruling that his request to repeatedly leave detention to serve as a senator-judge would defeat the purpose of preventive detention. In a...
The camp of Senator Jinggoy Estrada withdrew its motion seeking permission for him to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte after mistakenly filing it before the wrong division of the Sandiganbayan. The Sandiganbayan Second Division said Estrada, through his lawyer,...
The 12th edition of the Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival brought Puerta Real Gardens in Intramuros to life with a vibrant blend of music, art, and sustainability. Families flocked to the Kids Village, where they took part in workshops on yoga, poi spinning, crochet, drumming, and origami....
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano called on the Senate Impeachment Court on Monday, July 6 to allow Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Jinggoy Estrada—who are both detained for plunder cases—to attend Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Cayetano said both senators should be allowed to...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta will be committed to the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas, where former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Senator Jinggoy Estrada are currently detained, after the Sandiganbayan Third Division ordered his arrest over a plunder case lodged against him. According to...
The evolution of a sculptor’s practice is rarely a straight line; more often, it is a continuous process of unfolding, transformation, and becoming. For Jinggoy Buensuceso, this journey reaches a major milestone this June as he brings his immersive exhibit to Luenrit Yaowarat in Bangkok,...
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada 's motions to consolidate or jointly hear the plunder and graft cases filed against him and several Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials over alleged irregularities in the 2025 national budget....
There is now a call to include top government officials under the so-called "no work, no pay" scheme. Senator Erwin Tulfo found it embarrassing that top government officials are off the hook and still get paid despite being absent for weeks or months. "It’s embarrassing that our staff or...
