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,...
The Sandiganbayan has scheduled the arraignment and pre-trial of Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, in a graft case involving ₱573 million over alleged irregularities in flood control projects. The case, docketed as Criminal...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito Estrada will be committed to the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas, where former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. is currently detained, after the Sandiganbayan ordered his arrest in connection with a plunder case, the anti-graft court’s Fifth Division...
Malacañang has rejected allegations that the filing of cases against several senators was linked to ongoing political tensions and leadership struggles in the Senate. Speaking in an ambush interview on Monday, June 1, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said the...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, June 1 finally surrendered to authorities as he vowed not to yield to any threats seeking to undermine the leadership of newly-installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. Speaking to the media before surrendering to officials of the Philippine...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is expected to surrender to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday afternoon, June 1, after the Sandiganbayan issued an arrest warrant against him for a non-bailable case of plunder, a government official said. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday, May 29, posted ₱90,000 bail before the Sandiganbayan in connection with graft charges filed against him over alleged irregularities in flood control projects. The anti-graft court’s Second Division had earlier issued arrest warrants and hold departure orders...
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada will be arrested even if he seeks refuge inside the Senate once a warrant is served, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin A. Matibag said on Friday, May 29. Matibag issued the statement after the Sandiganbayan released an arrest warrant against Estrada, who is...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Friday, May 29, he will be posting bail as it is a legal remedy that is available to him now. Estrada made the statement before going to the Sandiganbayan to post bail over his graft case which is in connection to his involvement in the alleged anomalous flood...
The Sandiganbayan has ordered the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada, as well as former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan. in connection with alleged irregularities involving flood control projects. The anti-graft court’s Second Division issued the warrants of...
Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, May 29, described the plunder case filed against Senator Jinggoy Estrada before the Sandiganbayan as “political persecution,” claiming the move was part of an effort to weaken the Senate majority bloc. In a statement sent to reporters, Marcos questioned the...
