Tag: Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)

Sandiganbayan upholds ruling clearing Jinggoy of bribery charges

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan upheld its decision to clear Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada of one count of direct bribery and two counts of indirect bribery in connection with the pork barrel scam. In a resolution dated November 27, the anti-graft court’s special fifth division denied the motion for reconsideration filed by…
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Sandigan affirms acquittal of Jinggoy on bribery raps in pork barrel scam

(DAILY TRIBUNE) The Sandiganbayan has affirmed its earlier ruling absolving Senator Jinggoy Estrada of direct and indirect bribery in relation to the alleged misappropriation of his P183-million pork barrel funds from 2004 to 2010.  This, after the prosecution petitioned that the anti-graft court “gravely erred” in reversing its verdict in August, finding Estrada not criminally…
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