サンディガンバヤン第2法廷は、治水プロジェクトをめぐる汚職事件に関連し、ジンゴイ・エストラーダ上院議員に対し少なくとも3か月の職務停止処分を言い渡した。
サンディガンバヤン第2法廷は、治水工事の汚職事件に絡む贈収賄容疑で、ジンゴイ・エストラーダ上院議員の職務停止を命じた。この決定により、同議員は少なくとも3か月間、上院での公務から外れることになる。
今回の決定は、同議員に対して現在進行中の汚職訴訟に基づくものである。現時点では、この処分が適用される時期や具体的な影響については明らかにされていない。
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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.
Former House speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez has moved to disqualify the Office of the Ombudsman from probing his alleged involvement in the flood control controversy, warning of a ‘pattern of prejudgment’ that violates due process. In a four-page letter dated April 22, his lawyers argued that statements by Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla show prosecution for plunder was decided in advance. He seeks handling by a neutral official.
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The Sandiganbayan Third Division has issued a subpoena for DPWH records on lawmakers' funding requests for infrastructure projects.
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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The Senate may convene as an impeachment court this month and start a full trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in June, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said. This timeline depends on the House of Representatives approving the complaint. Duterte faces accusations of misusing confidential funds and other charges.