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SENATE- IMPEACHMENT VOTE- SC DECISION

Adrian Ayalin

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177123353510220250806-senate-impeachment-vote-estrada-SSMU-2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sen. Jinggoy Estrada joins a  plenary session, August 6, 2025. Voltaire F. Domingo/Senate Social Media Unit </span></span></span> </div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 52 has issued a <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2025/11/25/alamin-pagkakaiba-ng-ilbo-hdo-at-phdo-1624">precautionary hold departure order</a> against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and his co-respondents in plunder and other charges, including former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan. </p><p>The order also covered the late former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials Roberto Bernardo, Gerard Opulencia, and Henry Alcantara. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/22/estrada-says-no-evidence-linking-him-to-anomalous-flood-control-projects-1145">Estrada says no evidence linking him to anomalous flood control projects</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/7/jinggoy-estrada-sues-ex-dpwh-engineer-who-implicated-him-in-flood-control-scam-0959">Jinggoy files perjury raps vs ex-DPWH exec who tagged him in flood control scam</a></div><p>The Feb. 10 order issued by Presiding Judge Juan Rañola, Jr. directed the Bureau of Immigration to hold the departure of the respondents from the Philippines and include them in the bureau’s Hold Departure List.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/16/estrada-appears-before-sandiganbayan-to-comply-with-travel-requirements-1522">Estrada appears before Sandiganbayan after holiday travels</a></div><p>The court said that based on the witness and supporting documents of the prosecutors, “there is probable cause to believe that the respondents will depart from the Philippines to evade arrest and prosecution.”</p><p>In a statement, Department of Justice spokesperson Atty. Polo Martinez said the preliminary investigation on the plunder, as well as graft, direct bribery and corruption of public officers cases of Estrada was still pending.</p><p>“Please take note that this does not mean that the pending cases for plunder before the DOJ have already been resolved,” Martinez said.</p>

<p>The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 52 has issued a precautionary hold departure order against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and his co-respondents in plunder and other charges, including former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan.</p>

The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 52 has issued a precautionary hold departure order against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and his co-respondents in plunder and other charges, including former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan.

Precautionary hold departure order out for Jinggoy Estrada, co-respondents

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Precautionary hold departure order out for Jinggoy Estrada, co-respondents

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published February 16, 2026 05:22 PM PHT

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Updated February 16, 2026 05:45 PM PHT

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