The arraignment of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan has been postponed to July 28 after prosecutors moved to drop Bonoan from the case.
On June 30, 2026, the arraignment of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division was moved to July 28. This followed a motion by state prosecutors to amend the case information and drop Bonoan as an accused.
Bonoan has been accepted as a state witness by the Office of the Ombudsman in the flood control cases. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla confirmed a signed agreement and noted that Bonoan's institutional knowledge is crucial for building other cases.
Bonoan is currently under hospital arrest at the Philippine National Police General Hospital due to health concerns. The case involves non-bailable P573-million plunder charges linked to flood control projects.
