The arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada inside the Senate premises is not without precedent. Former senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes IV were also served warrants in the same location.
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano stated that no arrests had taken place in the upper chamber. Reports confirm that the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada occurred inside the Senate. Former senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes IV had warrants served to them within the Senate premises in earlier cases. The statement from Cayetano was made in response to the recent arrest of Estrada.
