Tag: Plunder case

Estrada unbothered by bribery conviction

(MANILA STANDARD) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada trusts his lawyers will build a stronger counter argument that will also absolve him of bribery after securing his “legal victory” for plunder. Estrada was handed a guilty verdict for three counts of direct and indirect bribery by the Sandiganbayan fifth division last Friday, Jan. 19, in connection with his…
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WATCH: ANC Headstart interview with Karen Davila on the Sandiganbayan case

ANC Headstart interview with Karen Davila on the Sandiganbayan case 22 January 2024  STATEMENT ON THE ACQUITTAL BY THE SANDIGANBAYAN OF PLUNDER CASE: https://jinggoyestrada.ph/2024/01/19/statement-on-the-sandiganbayan-decision Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: ANC Headstart Official Facebook Page

PANOORIN: Panayam ni Arnold Clavio ng Unang Hirit kaugnay ng pagkapanalo sa Sandiganbayan

Unang Hirit interview with veteran journalist, Mr. Arnold Clavio of GMA 7. 22 January 2024  STATEMENT ON THE ACQUITTAL BY THE SANDIGANBAYAN OF PLUNDER CASE: https://jinggoyestrada.ph/2024/01/19/statement-on-the-sandiganbayan-decision Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: GMA 7 Unang Hirit Facebook Page

Jinggoy says bribery conviction won’t affect his work as senator

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said the bribery conviction rendered against him by the Sandiganbayan will not affect his work as a senator.  Estrada, in an interview over Radio DWIZ, said that as far as he is concerned, the ruling of the anti-graft court is not yet final and executory.  “Hindi pa naman final…
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Hatol ng Sandiganbayan, walang epekto sa trabaho ni Jinggoy sa Senado

(ABANTE) Hindi umano makakaapekto sa kanyang trabaho bilang senador ang bribery conviction na ipinataw sa kanya ng Sandiganbayan. Ito ang sinabi ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada dahil hindi naman umano ‘final and executory’ ang desisyon ng anti-graft court. “Hindi pa naman final and executory yung ruling ng Sandiganbayan. Marami pang remedies available for me. Katulad ng…
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Estrada’s former aide ‘primarily benefitted’ from PDAF – Sandiganbayan

(ABS-CBN NEWS) Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s former deputy chief-of-staff Pauline Therese Mary Labayen was the one who “primarily benefitted” from the lawmaker’s Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), according to the Sandiganbayan decision released on Friday. “As the evidence proves, the public officer who primarily benefited from the PDAF of Senator Estrada is no other than…
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Jinggoy Estrada acquitted of plunder charges, convicted of bribery in pork barrel scam

(SUNSTAR) SENATOR Jinggoy Estrada and businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles were acquitted of plunder charges by the Sandiganbayan on Friday, January 19, 2024, in relation to the pork barrel scam due to reasonable doubt.  Estrada, however, was convicted of bribery charges for transferring his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to fake non-government organizations owned by Napoles, receiving…
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Statement on the Sandiganbayan decision

STATEMENT OF SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA ON THE SANDIGANBAYAN DECISION After more than a decade, I am more than grateful to have been acquitted of the plunder charges. This exoneration not only impacts my personal and political life but also that of my family as well.  Noon pa man ay paulit-ulit ko ng sinasabi na…
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Statement of Usec. Janella Ejercito Estrada (on the acquittal of Sen. Jinggoy)

STATEMENT OF USEC. JANELLA EJERCITO ESTRADA The acquittal of my father, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada in the plunder case has lifted a heavy burden that we, as a family, have carried for far too long. This legal battle has tested my family’s resilience but our unwavering strength and determination in proving his innocence have been…
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PHOTO RELEASE: A vindication

A vindication: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, speaking to reporters following his acquittal Friday, January 19, 2024, of the plunder charges filed before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division, says the decision was a vindication of his innocence. Estrada vowed to exhaust all legal remedies to appeal his conviction on the direct and indirect bribery charges. (Office of…
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