(CNN PHILIPPINES) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 18) — Nearly a decade after charges were filed, the Sandiganbayan will hand down on Friday its verdict on Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s plunder case in relation to the infamous pork barrel scam. The lawmaker, who was allowed to post bail in 2017 even as plunder is a non-bailable offense, is expected…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada admitted Thursday that he is both “hopeful” and “nervous” as the clock ticks on his plunder case promulgation scheduled Friday at the Sandiganbayan. Estrada was referring to the plunder charge he is facing before the Sandiganbayan that stemmed from the P183-million worth of alleged kickbacks from supposed fake projects in…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Thursday that he is “hopeful” and nervous at the same time about the outcome of his pending plunder case before the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court. The promulgation of Estrada’s case is set on Friday, January 19. “I hope it will be favorable. I’m keeping my fingers crossed,”…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has filed a bill seeking to allow the public to participate in every step of the legislative process, whether to amend or enact new laws, through online platforms. “Under this proposal, they can participate in the legislative process — from the First Reading, Second Reading, and Third Reading…
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