The Sandiganbayan Second Division has reset the arraignment of Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan to June 4 due to pending motions and health concerns.
The Sandiganbayan Second Division reset the arraignment on June 2. Estrada’s lawyer cited a pending omnibus motion seeking case dismissal or remand to the Ombudsman. Bonoan’s counsel deferred proceedings citing his client’s hypertension.
Bonoan appeared in a wheelchair during the hearing. Court doctors recorded his blood pressure at 160/90 and later noted readings near 170/100. He was returned to the PNP General Hospital instead of detention.
The graft case involves alleged kickbacks from a P573 million flood control project. The court is scheduled to hear a separate plunder case on the same date.
