菲律宾监察专员公署已接受前公共工程部部长曼努埃尔·波诺安（Manuel Bonoan）作为污点证人，以协助该公署针对前众议院议长马丁·罗穆亚尔德斯（Martin Romualdez）的腐败调查。监察专员助理米科·克拉瓦诺（Mico Clavano）表示，此决定旨在通过波诺安提供的内部细节来加强案件证据。此前，波诺安在6月30日约三周前递交的一封信函中表达了合作意向。
监察专员公署于5月28日向桑迪甘巴扬（Sandiganbayan）反贪法庭对波诺安提起掠夺和贪污指控。波诺安曾被指控在其担任公共工程与公路部（DPWH）部长期间，从通过非法预算插入手段获得资助的项目中收取回扣。
克拉瓦诺解释称，波诺安主动接触调查人员，并能够详述立法者如何将拨款插入国家预算以支持特定项目。他指出，波诺安在与国会议员及内阁部长进行相关讨论时均在场。
该名监察专员助理表示，取消对波诺安的被告身份是一个艰难的决定，但考虑到他的年龄、健康状况以及作为内部人士的价值，这一举措是必要的。波诺安在6月1日投案自首并因高血压住院后，一直处于医院羁押状态。
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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.
The Department of Justice recommended plunder and graft cases against Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan over the flood control corruption scandal.
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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.
A group of doctors and lawyers has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to reconsider its dismissal of plunder and graft complaints against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former PhilHealth chief Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. over the diversion of P60 billion in reserve funds.
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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.