Jinggoy Estrada and Mike Defensor filed petitions for bail while the Ombudsman investigated Estrada's alleged plunder scheme.
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Updated Jul 30
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What happened
Jinggoy Estrada and Mike Defensor filed petitions for bail while the Ombudsman investigated Estrada's alleged plunder scheme.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Jinggoy Estrada
Filipino politician and actor (born 1963)
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Mike Defensor
Filipino politician
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Sandiganbayan
special appellate collegial court in the Philippines
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