Senator Jinggoy Estrada is facing a plunder case for the third time.
He was previously charged over the jueteng scandal in 2001, then over the pork barrel scam in 2014. Estrada was acquitted in both cases.
At present, he is facing a plunder charge and two counts of graft at the Sandiganbayan due to his alleged flood control budget insertions. The Office of the Ombudsman said Estrada allegedly received P573 million in kickbacks.
Coincidentally, each time the senator faced a corruption case, he would also bring up a medical condition. Rappler traced the ailments raised by Estrada before the court as he faced different corruption cases through the years.
1st plunder: Heart, rectal bleeding
