Sandiganbayan denies Estrada motions, graft case moves to trial

The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division has rejected Senator Jinggoy Estrada's motions questioning graft charges. The decision clears the way for the case to advance. Estrada refused to enter a plea, leading the court to record a not guilty plea on his behalf.

The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division has junked Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s motions questioning the graft charges against him, paving the way for trial proceedings. Estrada refused to enter a plea during arraignment on the case. The court subsequently entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. With the motions denied and arraignment completed, the case will proceed to pre-trial. Jairo Bolledo reports from the Sandiganbayan.

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Senator Jinggoy Estrada posting bail in court for graft case
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Jinggoy Estrada posts bail for graft case

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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.

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.

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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.

Lawmakers hit back at a Supreme Court petition by Vice President Sara Duterte's allies seeking to block her ongoing impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives. The move comes after the House justice committee advanced two complaints to hearings.

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The Office of the Ombudsman has asked the Sandiganbayan to bar Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, former congressman Mike Defensor and two others from leaving the country after they were indicted for plunder and related charges over a P75-million campaign donation.

Following the Prosecutor's request after a decade-long probe, Judge Fredy Peña Ávila has fully absolved David Andrés Cangrejo Torres and 11 others in the alleged electoral corruption case at Neiva's ESE Carmen Emilia Ospina, citing insufficient evidence to overcome the presumption of innocence.

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The Supreme Court has denied Vice President Sara Duterte's request for a temporary restraining order to halt impeachment proceedings against her. The court consolidated the petitions and ordered the House Committee on Justice to comment within 10 days. Hearings will proceed on April 14 without the TRO.

 

 

 

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