Arrest warrant looms over Estrada amid kickback claims in budget insertion scheme

Plunder and malversation charges will be filed against Senator Jinggoy Estrada before the Sandiganbayan on Thursday in connection with the flood control mess, Ombudsman Jesus…

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada (SENATE PRIB) MANILA, Philippines — A plunder case will be filed before the Sandiganbayan against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin…

The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday filed plunder and graft complaints against Senator Jinggoy Estrada with the Sandiganbayan over alleged kickbacks from the government's…

Plunder is non-bailable, so the two might be detained if the court issues a warrant of arrest against them

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

The Office of the Ombudsman filed plunder and graft cases against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada before the Sandiganbayan on Thursday, May 28.

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada (INQUIRER file photo / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA) MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday afternoon filed plunder and graft cases against Sen.…

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada faces a new ₱573-million plunder case in a widening Philippine flood control kickback scandal involving DPWH officials and senators.

The plunder and two counts of graft that the Ombudsman filed against Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada before the Sandiganbayan on Thursday over P573 million in alleged kickbacks…

Senator Jinggoy Estrada gestures as he answers questions during a news conference at the Senate on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 after former DPWH Assistant District Engineer Brice…

Estrada had faced plunder charges over the jueteng scandal and the pork barrel scam, but was acquitted in those cases

Senator Jinggoy Estrada is facing his third plunder case

Senator Jinggoy Estrada would most probably surrender in case the Sandiganbayan issues an arrest warrant against him over alleged kickbacks from flood control projects, Interior…

Arrest warrant looms over Estrada amid kickback claims in budget insertion scheme

The 2nd Division orders Estrada's arrest for his graft case

The Sandiganbayan ordered on Friday, May 29, 2026, the arrest of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada (right) and former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan and issued a travel ban for the two…

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada —File photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta | INQUIRER [Updated May 29, 2026, 1:24 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines — “Surrender or arrest.” Interior Secretary Jonvic…

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada. — Photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta/INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is on the way to the Sandiganbayan to post bail over his graft case,…

Senator Jinggoy Estrada is set to post bail after the Sandiganbayan issued an arrest warrant against him in relation to the graft charges he is facing over alleged kickbacks in…

A Philippine anti-graft court has ordered the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada over allegations of pocketing millions in a flood-control project.