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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada  explains his vote during the senate deliberation on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, weighing constitutional precedents and procedural safeguards during Wednesday’s plenary session, August 6, 2025.
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SENATE- IMPEACHMENT VOTE- SC DECISION

RG Cruz

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<p>MANILA (UPDATED) — After <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/15/brice-hernandez-dismissed-from-dpwh-0943">dismissed </a>district engineer Brice Hernandez <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/9/ex-dpwh-engineer-tags-estrada-villanueva-in-alleged-flood-control-anomalies-1055">tagged </a>him in the flood control mess, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said he is ready to open his bank accounts and face investigation. </p><p>He also called Hernandez &quot;a habitual liar.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Mr. President sobra sobra na. lahat po kami apektado na. Even the Senate as an institution is affected by the testimony of one habitual liar. Bakit pinaniniwalaan natin sya yung sinigaw na mga Congressman bakit hindi natin imbestigahan bakit mga senador?&quot;</p><p>&quot;Ako, I am open to any investigation, ngayon pa lang kahit hindi pa nagko-commence and Blue Ribbon ni Sen. (Ping) Lacson, I am willing to sign any waiver to open my bank accounts. Let me put that on record,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/11/-siya-po-talaga-hindi-safe-ridon-sinagot-si-jinggoy-sa-yearbook-photo-nila-ni-brice-1648">&#x27;Siya po talaga hindi safe&#x27;: Ridon sinagot si Jinggoy sa yearbook photo nila ni Brice</a></div><p>Estrada earlier lashed out at Hernandez after he wrote to the Senate to be detained at the Senate premises because of renewed faith.</p><p>Estrada called out the apparent &quot;special treatment&quot; Hernandez receives from the Senate.</p><p>&quot;Under your leadership, Senate President Sotto, and with Chairman Lacson&#x27;s stewardship of the Blue Ribbon Committee, there is assurance that the Senate will stand not only as a body of discipline, but as an exemplar of fairness. Mr. President, noong Tuesday, sabi ni Brice Hernandez, ayaw niya dito. Kayo na po ang Senate President noon. Bakit ngayon?&quot;</p><p>&quot;Ano ba talaga? Why are we giving so much importance or credence to this person, who is a liar, who is the number one suspect of this corruption? What is happening in our country today? Bakit Bakit? Meron ba nang protection sa House of Representatives?&quot;</p><p>Estrada also hit the &quot;double standard&quot; on the testimonies of Hernandez and the Discaya couple. </p><p>The Sarah and Curlee Discaya tagged congressmen, including House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former House Appropriations Committee chair Elizaldy Co. Hernandez, on the other hand, implicated Estrada and Senator Joel Villanueva.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/9/jinggoy-threatens-to-sue-ex-dpwh-engineer-who-accused-him-of-corruption-1519">Jinggoy to take legal action vs ex-DPWH engineer who accused him of corruption</a></div><p>&quot;Bakit nung nag-hearing ang Blue Ribbon Committee po, nung si Senator Marcoleta pa ang chairman ng Blue Ribbon nagbanggit si Discaya, ilang congressman ang involved sa corruption, pagdating nung kinabukasan hindi na front page. Hindi masyadong pinag-usapan. Nung si Brice Hernandez na nagbanggit ng dalawang senador, front page na agad kami kahit hindi totoo yung sinasabi nya na walang basehan. 30% commission daw!&quot;</p><p>&quot;I will never do such thing, Mr. President. Porque I am actively participating in the Blue Ribbon Committee, porque ba matapang ako magtanong ako na agad target nila. Bakit? I am just doing my job as your senator. I have an oath to defend. I want to get all the bad crooks here in the government. That is my duty as your senator, Mr. President.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/9/estrada-dares-ex-dpwh-engineer-hernandez-to-take-lie-detector-test-over-corruption-claims-1147">Estrada dares ex-DPWH engineer Hernandez to take lie detector test over corruption claims</a></div><p>Senator Joel Villanueva, who Hernandez also implicated in the scam, also expressed readiness to open his bank accounts.</p><p>&quot;We have been consistent eversince in fact we have a bill for govt officials na dapat nakawaive un. I was just elected as committee on banks chair,&quot; Villanueva said. &quot;I&#x27;m open ever since.&quot;</p><p>Villanueva appealed to his colleagues, saying the allegations are baseless.</p><p>&quot;Kayo ho dito ang isa sa mga pinangalanan kahit wala hong ebidensya, kung kayo po dito ang ginawan ng… Sabi nga ni Senator Cayetano na &#x27;hindi screenshot eh, picture ng isang telepono&#x27;. Kayo ho yung ginawan ng ga’non, kayo ho yung gawan na sabihin &#x27;dinala sa bahay niyo yung pera doon po sa simbahan ng JIL Church&#x27;. Mr. President hindi ko po alam kung ano mararamdaman niyo, kung nasa sapatos ko po kayo. Kahit po si Satanas hindi po papayag doon sa script niya. Tatanggap ka ng suhol sa simbahan? Tapos, kung ano yung sabihin niya ‘yon ang masusunod. &#x27;Doon ako sa PNP Custodial, doon ako sa Senado ngayon nagbago na isip ko&#x27; susunod ho tayo.&quot;</p><p> &quot;Mahirap po lunokin ‘yun Mr. President, Dear colleagues. Sana hindi niyo maranasan itong ginawa sa’amin, lahat ng katotohanan pumupunta sa’atin, yung sinasabing &#x27;CA Member ako 2023 of October&#x27;. 2024 po ako naging CA andami niyo ho dito kalahati po dito CA noon. 2023 sabi cinoconfirm si Secretary Bonoan eh 2022 confirmed si Sec. Bonoan. Paulit-ulit po ako dito wala akong flood control, walang maiturong flood control and yet... Ito paniniwalaan. Nasa news, nasa lahat po. Dito ho sa’tin binanggit ‘yung mga kongresista pero wala parang falling to deaf ears, again Mr. President… Hindi ko kailangan na may sumoporta sa’kin dito sa Senado.. Kahit isa po dito sa Senado I appreciate ‘yung mga naniniwala, kung hindi kayo naniniwala. &quot; </p><p>&quot;It’s not my problem ang alam ko lang Mr. President mahirap na ikaw paparatangan tapos sa mismong sa sarili mong bahay hindi ka maproteksyonan. Sa mismong sarili mong bahay pinagdududahan ka o hindi ka man lang mapakinggan. Mr. President at parang ang nagiging dating ngayon kung ano ang gusto ni Brice nitong assistant district engineer eh siya po ang masusunod. Ang akin po kung ibabalik po siya dito let the plenary decide and let’s continue abide by our rules.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Npe8T1v1JI?si=S9povKLCruWxpS9g" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>After dismissed district engineer Brice Hernandez tagged him in the flood control mess, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said he is ready to open his bank accounts and face investigation.</p>

After dismissed district engineer Brice Hernandez tagged him in the flood control mess, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said he is ready to open his bank accounts and face investigation.

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Estrada, Villanueva ready to open bank accounts

RG Cruz,

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Published September 15, 2025 06:51 PM PHT

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Updated September 15, 2025 08:02 PM PHT

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