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(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday slammed what she said was the “special treatment” being given to Janet Lim Napoles. Poe made the statement after Napoles was provisionally admitted to the Department of Justice’s Witness Protection Program following her execution of an affidavit supposedly providing additional details about the P10-billion pork barrel scam. “There are requisites for one to be admitted as a state witness, most notable requirements are that the accused does […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Senator Jinggoy Estrada asked the Supreme Court in a twenty-eight-paged petition to not use the inquiry report of the Anti-Money Laundering Council as evidence against him, saying that said report violated his constitutional right against unreasonable searches and seizure. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
Senator Jinggoy Estrada asked the Sandiganbayan to allow him to undergo physical therapy in the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan.
Effective today, detained Senator Jinggoy Estrada is ordered suspended by the Senate, following orders from the Sandiganbayan.
The Sandiganbayan ordered the preventive suspension of Senator Jinggoy Estrada for 90 days due to plunder case that he is facing. Meanwhile, Atty. Gigi Reyes did not enter any plea in her arraignment, with court entering a “not guilty” plea on her behalf.
The Sandiganbayan is hearing the respective motions for bail of Senator Jinggoy Estrada and Janet Lim Napoles.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada and Janet Lim Napoles are in Sandiganbayan to hear their separate motions for bail.
After his arraignment this morning, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said that the plunder and graft charges against him are politically motivated.
The Philippine National Police heightened security around the Sandiganbayan, deploying 150 personnel as Senator Jinggoy Estrada and Janet Lim Napoles arrived at the said court for their arraigment. Members of the Estrada family are present to support the senator.
During his arraignment before the Sandiganbayan 5th Division, Senator Jinggoy Estrada refused to enter a plea over his alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam. “I respectfully refuse to enter a plea, your honor,” Estrada told the court as he explained that they still have two pending motions to be resolved. These include his motion to stop the Sandiganbayan from hearing his plunder and graft cases which was filed June 24 before the Supreme Court […]
The camp of Senator Jinggoy Estrada is confident the case against the senator will be dismissed due to being “defective”.
The Ombudsman withdrew its motion for amendment of plunder case against Senator Jinggoy Estrada and his co-accused when the Sandiganbayan 5th Division justices said that the amendment may result in the release of the senator due to the probable cause and warrant of arrest being based on the original complaint.
