Sandiganbayan suspends Jinggoy Estrada as senator

The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division has suspended Senator Jinggoy Estrada for at least three months in connection with a graft case involving flood control projects.

The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division ordered the suspension of Senator Jinggoy Estrada over a graft case tied to flood control corruption. The ruling bars him from his Senate duties for a minimum of three months.

The decision stems directly from the ongoing corruption proceedings against the senator. No further details on the timeline or immediate effects were provided in the report.

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Senator Jinggoy Estrada was arrested on June 1, 2026, over plunder and graft charges linked to flood control projects worth P573 million.

Senator Jinggoy Estrada posted bail of P90,000 on May 29 for a graft charge tied to a flood control scandal. The Sandiganbayan’s Second Division issued an arrest warrant and hold departure order that day, but the Fifth Division has not yet acted on the related non-bailable plunder charge. A detention cell has been prepared for him at the New Quezon City Jail.

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Senator Jinggoy Estrada posted bail on May 29 after an arrest warrant was issued in a graft case linked to flood control projects. The Sandiganbayan Second Division set the amount at P90,000. Hearings on the scandal are set to resume on June 4.

Naghain ng mosyon ang dating House speaker at Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez upang i-disqualify ang Office of the Ombudsman mula sa imbestigasyon laban sa kanya kaugnay ng kontrobersiyang flood control, na nagbabala ng ‘pattern of prejudgment’ na lumalabag sa due process. Sa isang liham noong Abril 22, sinabi ng kanyang mga abogado na ang mga pahayag ni Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla ay nagpapahiwatig na desisyon na ang pagsisingil ng plunder. Hinihiling niyang hawakan ng neutral na opisyal ang kaso.

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Iniutos ng Sandiganbayan Third Division ang pagpapakita ng mga rekord mula sa DPWH hinggil sa mga kahilingan sa pagpopondo para sa mga proyektong imprastraktura.

A Malolos City court issued an arrest warrant for contractor Curlee Discaya and nine others in a malversation case linked to a flood control project. Discaya, already detained in the Senate, will be transferred to a regular jail. The case involves a P53.9-million project in Calumpit, Bulacan.

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Maaari magtipon ang Senado bilang korte ng impeachment ngayong buwan at simulan ang buong pagsubok kay Bise Presidente Sara Duterte sa Hunyo, ayon kay Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson. Batay ito sa posibleng timeline kung maaprubahan ng Kamara ang reklamo. Nag-aakusa ito ng maling paggamit ng confidential funds at iba pang paratang.

 

 

 

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