Published June 4, 2026 5:40pm + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan, who is facing P573-million plunder and graft charges over flood control anomalies, has been hit with several ailments, the Sandiganbayan learned Thursday.Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Econg, chairperson of the anti-graft court’s Second Division, read the list of Bonoan’s illnesses based on the information provided by the police before the court.These are diabetes, hypertension, acute coronary syndrome , chronic kidney disease , prostate cancer, and pain in the spine“Bakit ang dami na? (Why suddenly so many?), ” Econg said.The Justice then said that the court will ask the Philippine National Police to provide a medical update on Bonoan, who is currently confined at the Medical City in Pasig City.The graft charge pending before the Second Division accuses Bonoan of having a hand in delivering kickbacks from flood control projects to Senator Jinggoy Estrada. —LDF, GMA News
Sandiganbayan justice surprised by Bonoan's long list of ailments
Former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan, who is facing a P573-million plunder and graft charges over flood control anomalies, has been hit with several ailments, the Sandiganbayan learned Thursday.
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