Tag: Sandiganbayan

Sandiganbayan drafts arrest warrant against Senator Estrada

The fifth division of the Sandiganbayan ordered the drafting of the warrant of arrest against Senator Jinggoy Estrada and his co-accused after finding that there is probable cause in the charges against him. Senator Estrada said that he will voluntary surrender if a warrant of arrest is issued against him.

Sandiganbayan issues HDO vs. Enrile and his co-accused

All three senators facing plunder and other graft charges are now not allowed to leave the country. This was after a hold-departure order was issued against Senate minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile by the Sandiganbayan’s 3rd Division. Aside from Enrile, the anti-graft court also issued a hold departure order against his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes, businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, and 45 others implicated in the alleged P10-billion pork barrel scam. The Sandiganbayan Fifth and […]

Palace welcomes raffling off of “Pork” cases

Minutes after Sandiganbayan have determined which divisions will handle the cases in the pork barrel scam, the Malacañang welcomed the development, with the palace closely monitoring the controversy and is satisfied with the pace of the pursuit of truth and justice in the said cases.