Charges regarding flood control plunder and graft were filed against Jinggoy Estrada and are being heard before the Sandiganbayan.
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Updated Sep 3
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What happened
Charges regarding flood control plunder and graft were filed against Jinggoy Estrada and are being heard before the Sandiganbayan.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Jinggoy Estrada and Mike Defensor filed petitions for bail while the Ombudsman investigated Estrada's alleged plunder scheme.Sub-event
Estrada seeks bail from Sandiganbayan amid charges related to DPWH projects.1 source
- Sandiganbayan orders arrest for Jinggoy Estrada over plunder charges related to kickbacks and graft.Sub-event
Manuel Bonoan was charged alongside Jinggoy Estrada in the flood control corruption case.1 source
Graft charges filed against Jinggoy Estrada are now being heard in the special appellate court.1 source
Investigation launched into alleged kickbacks from flood control projects involving Jinggoy Estrada.1 source
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The entities involved
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ombudsman
official representing the interests of the public
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Sandiganbayan
special appellate collegial court in the Philippines
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Jinggoy Estrada
Filipino politician and actor (born 1963)
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- Martin Romualdez and Jinggoy Estrada are implicated in a flood control scandal in Bulacan, under investigation by the ombudsman.
- The ombudsman is seeking the Chief Justice's intervention regarding a malversation case concerning a flood control project in Bulacan.