Jinggoy Estrada

Estrada, who is in prison for alleged plunder, was said to be preparing for an x-ray at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan when he slipped inside the bathroom, causing his left knee to "snap," resulting in "severe pain."

Robin Padilla on Saturday reminded them of their duty to ensure that justice was served, and not merely to secure a conviction

However, for the Sandiganbayan, the motion was not unique in nature given that similar requests from public officials were also passed upon in the past

In a press conference after the first day of the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte, former congressman and House Prosecution spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers sought to address a point raised by Duterte’s counsel in their opening statement

Whatever one thinks of his defense, that the money was private, mishandled through "utang na loob," the optics are hard to ignore: The senator digging into a scandal implicating the highest levels of government is now the one facing prison

On Tuesday, Estrada was slapped with a 90-day preventive suspension by the Sandiganbayan over the graft and plunder charges he is facing tied to alleged anomalous flood control projects

Aside from his case of graft at the Second Division, the senator is also facing charges for a separate case of graft and plunder at the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division over similar allegations

The faction led by Senator Alan Cayetano finally brought the chamber’s weeks-long leadership row before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the body to nullify the 3 June “rump session” that allowed Senator Win Gatchalian and allies to take over the Senate

The Philippine basketball community turned to social media to mourn the death of Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia of the Ateneo men’s basketball team

Sandiganbayan ‘partially’ grants Bonoan hospital arrest

Francis Escudero moved from the majority led by Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to the minority following days of impasse

Estrada's legal team earlier asked the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division to allow his transfer to the PNP Custodial Center in Quezon City

The majority bloc members did not attend Monday's regular session to protest what it described as an attack on the Senate independence following Estrada's arrest over plunder charges in relation to his alleged involvement in the flood control fund scandal

The Masa Sara Duterte Alliance (MASADA) on Tuesday described the boycott by majority senators led by Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano as an act of passive resistance — an ancient form of nonviolent protest and noncooperation aimed at protecting the Senate as the country's last bulwark of democracy

The Sandiganbayan Second Division has deferred the arraignment of Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan in their graft case, after the defense asked the court to first resolve several pending motions

Bonoan was on a wheelchair when he left the Sandiganbayan courtroom

JV and Jinggoy are sons of former president Joseph "Erap" Estrada with former San Juan mayor Guia Gomez and former senator Loi Ejercito respectively

The special Sandiganbayan anti-corruption court had initially issued a warrant for Senator Jinggoy Estrada ’s arrest on Friday on a corruption charge that was bailable

Senator Imee Marcos on Friday accused the administration of violating the principle of separation of powers by allegedly interfering in Senate affairs amid the dispute over remote sessions and online voting

Philippine Court Orders Arrest of Senator Over Graft Scandal

He has been indicted for plunder and violating anti-corruption laws after earning ‘kickbacks’ of 573 million pesos (US$9.3 million)

Earlier on Tuesday, the court conducted a hearing on the Verified Ex Parte Application For the Issuance of a Precautionary Hold Departure Order

Earlier, the Sandiganbayan Seventh Division heard the PHDO petition of the Office of the Ombudsman against the respondents based on complaints of plunder and indirect bribery over an alleged campaign donation to Marcoleta worth P75 million

DPWH official links lawmakers’ project roles to Cabral

Mel Oragon, 40, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) driver arrested by authorities after several gunshots were heard at the Senate on Wednesday night, was released on bail Monday afternoon

Philippine National Police chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Monday placed Metro Manila and key regional units on alert ahead of possible protest actions and other activities linked to the opening of Senate impeachment court proceedings

Also named in the resolution were former DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, former Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, DPWH National Capital Region Regional Director Gerard Opulencia, Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office District Engineer Henry Alcantara, North Manila Assistant District Engineer Denril Cesar Fortuna, South Manila District Engineer Manny Bulosan, and DPWH official Arturo Gonzalez Jr., along with several unidentified respondents

The wanted man outran security agents, rallied protesters and even serenaded the media with a military hymn

The Senate is set to convene as an impeachment court this Monday

Investigators test if dramatic Senate gunfire was cover for dela Rosa’s escape

Robert Reyes on Tuesday compared the new Senate majority bloc to Judas Iscariot, but urged senators to follow their conscience as they prepare to proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte

Ghost projects, cartels and kickbacks reveal systemic rot in public works spending

Former Ilocos Sur governor Luis ‘Chavit’ Singson held a press briefing on Monday to denounce Ramil Madriaga, Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged bagman, calling him a professional scammer with a history of fraudulent activities

Senators Panfilo Lacson and Rodante Marcoleta figured in a verbal spat anew on Monday after the latter insisted on summoning former House Speaker Martin Romualdez to the next flood control probe in the upper chamber, despite the so‑called inter‑parliamentary courtesy

The document in question recommends that the Ombudsman conduct further investigation into several members of Congress, including incumbent and former senators, due to their alleged links to the kickback scheme in flood control projects

He had brazenly accused some top government officials of involvement in a corruption scheme in the flood-control projects and tagged President Marcos Jr. as the “mastermind.”

Bongbong is trapped in a high-stakes power triangle while the Philippines sits on a goldmine it cannot touch

The House justice committee, which is hearing Duterte's impeachment case to determine whether there is probable cause, decided on Wednesday to issue a subpoena to the Ombudsman for the vice president's SALNs from 2022 to 2025, 2007 to 2013, 2016 to 2022

Villanueva faces charges in violation of the Anti-Graft Law, malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents, direct bribery, corruption of public officials, and violation of the Government Procurement Reform Act

Members of the House Committee on Ways and Means reconvened Thursday to continue deliberations on a proposed suspension of the fuel excise tax, citing the "mounting burden" of rising energy costs on Filipino consumers