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Ched Rick Gatchalian

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<div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t-KoOjhcr5c" title="Harapan: Jinggoy kinompronta si Kiko sa nabitawang hirit tungkol kay Napoles | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday called out Sen. Francis Pangilinan&#x27;s remark that the alleged corruption in flood control projects would not have happened if only the pork barrel scandal ended with conviction.</p><p>&quot;Siguro kung &#x27;yung Napoles case e nauwi sa halip na abswelto e kulong, baka &#x27;di na nangyari ang malaking kurakot. Plunder kaso non e, nakakulong na nga e naabswelto. So ang dulo nitong lahat e sa hudikatura,&quot; Pangilinan said during the Senate hearing earlier in the day.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/19/flood-control-scam-biggest-corruption-scandal-in-history-carpio-1541">Flood control scam &#x27;biggest corruption scandal in history&#x27; - Carpio</a></div><p>The hearing saw former Bulacan district engineer Henry Alcantara implicating Estrada, Sen. Joel Villanueva, Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co, and former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. in alleged budget insertions and kickbacks from flood control projects. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/23/nbi-recommends-charges-vs-villanueva-estrada-co-over-alcantara-s-kickback-claims-1555">NBI recommends charges vs Villanueva, Estrada, Co over Alcantara’s kickback claims</a></div><p>Estrada said that while Pangilinan did not directly name anyone, his comment was &quot;laced with insinuations&quot; aimed at him and Revilla, who were both acquitted of plunder in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam.</p><p>&quot;Such statements are not only unfair, they are malicious and utterly uncalled for... Hinarap ko po ang mga kasong isinampa sa akin, dumaan ako sa mahabang panahon ng pagkakakulong at pati na ang mabigat na stigma na idinulot nito -- hindi lamang sa akin kundi maging sa mga miyembro ng aking pamilya na taon ding nagtiiis ng pangungutya, pangmamaliit at panghuhusga. Sa huli, napatunayan na walang sapat na batayan ang mga ipinukol sa akin na akusasyon,&quot; Estrada said. </p><p>He said casting doubt on the court&#x27;s decision &quot;is not only an insult to me personally, but a dangerous affront to the judiciary.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Hindi ako tutol sa isinasagawang pagdinig ng Blue Ribbon Committee. Ngunit hindi ko pahihintulutan na ang kasalukuyang issue ay gamitin upang idikit muli sa akin ang mga maling paratang at sadyang impluwensyahan  ang opinyon ng publiko,&quot; he said.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/18/jinggoy-reiterates-innocence-in-corruption-allegations-1244">Jinggoy reiterates innocence in corruption claims, hits ex-DPWH engineer linking him to flood projects</a></div><p>He urged the panel to expunge from the record &quot;such malicious and unwarranted remarks that serve no purpose but to malign and mislead.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I urge my colleagues: exercise prudence, fairness, and much of all respect. I, too, deserve to be heard and to defend myself—whether in this august chamber or before any court of law. I am more than ready to dismantle the baseless lies being peddled in the Blue Ribbon Committee, come hell or high water,&quot; Estrada said.<br id="isPasted"/><br/>&quot;I will not allow discredited narratives to be weaponized for political grandstanding. I will not allow my honor—hard-earned and vindicated by the courts—to be sullied by careless remarks.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/18/lacson-alleged-estrada-insertions-seen-in-2025-budget-none-for-villanueva-1347">Lacson: Alleged Estrada insertions seen in 2025 GAA; Villanueva&#x27;s in 2023 unprogrammed funds</a></div><p>Pangilinan said he had &quot;no intention of maligning any individual.&quot;</p><p>He said that before the flood control hearing, the Sandiganbayan&#x27;s 47-percent conviction rate was brought up during the judiciary budget briefing.</p><p>&quot;Ibig sabihin sa bawat dalawang kaso, isa absuelto. 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<p> Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday called out Sen. Francis Pangilinan's remark that the alleged corruption in flood control projects would not have happened if only the pork barrel scandal ended with conviction.</p>

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday called out Sen. Francis Pangilinan's remark that the alleged corruption in flood control projects would not have happened if only the pork barrel scandal ended with conviction.

'Sino ba pinapatamaan mo?': Estrada calls out Pangilinan's 'pork scam' remark at flood control probe

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'Sino ba pinapatamaan mo?': Estrada calls out Pangilinan's 'pork scam' remark at flood control probe

Ched Rick Gatchalian,

RG Cruz,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 23, 2025 06:10 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 23, 2025 08:06 PM PHT

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