Chalssea Kate Echegoyen

Senator Jinggoy Estrada files a case against former Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez at the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office on October 7, 2025.
Estrada filed four counts of perjury against Hernandez after he was implicated in anomalous “ghost” flood control projects during several probes conducted by both the lower and upper chambers of Congress.

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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SEN. JINGGOT ESTRADA- PERJuYRY CASE

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<p>MANILA — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday said he would pursue all available legal remedies following the filing of cases against him at the Sandiganbayan, saying there had been “irregularities” in the investigation and possible violations of his right to due process.</p><p>In a statement, Estrada said his legal team is preparing to contest what he described as procedural lapses and the alleged failure to properly consider evidence favorable to his side.</p><p>“We will exhaust all legal remedies,” Sen. Estrada said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/26/jinggoy-estrada-on-looming-plunder-case-so-be-it-1721"><strong>Jinggoy Estrada on looming plunder case: ‘So be it’</strong></a></div><p>The senator cited a letter from the Senate Legislative Budget Research and Monitoring Office (LBRMO), which he said stated that there was “no record” showing that he introduced any insertion in the 2025 national budget.</p><p>According to Estrada, the document contradicts the allegations against him but that it was allegedly disregarded during the proceedings.</p><p>Estrada also said he was not given sufficient opportunity to review and study the resolutions issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Ombudsman before the cases were filed.</p><p>He said this prevented him from submitting an explanation or filing a motion for reconsideration.</p><p>“Ang ganitong labis at hindi makatuwirang proseso ay may seryosong implikasyon sa aking right to due process,” Estrada said.</p><p>(This kind of excessive and unfair process has serious implications on my right to due process.)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/28/jinggoy-estrada-plunder-case-flood-control-scandal-1359"><strong>Jinggoy Estrada plunder, graft case filed before Sandiganbayan over flood scandal</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>CASES VS NEW SENATE MAJORITY</strong></div><p>The senator also noted what he described as the swift movement of cases involving some members of the Senate majority bloc following the change in Senate leadership.</p><p>Estrada pointed out that the Ombudsman filed the case shortly after the DOJ issued its resolution, allegedly without conducting its own independent fact-finding investigation.</p><p>He added that this was despite an earlier statement from the Ombudsman promising an “independent review and resolution on the merits of the case.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/28/jinggoy-insists-accusations-against-him-are-baseless-1800"><strong>Jinggoy insists accusations against him are &#x27;baseless&#x27;</strong></a></div><p>“As I have said before, if this is the price that I have to pay for standing by my principles and for what I believe in, then so be it,” he said without elaborating.</p><p>“Ipagpapatuloy ko ang paghahanap ng katotohanan at ang pagtatanggol sa aking pangalan sa tamang forum at alinsunod sa batas,” he added.</p><p>(I will continue to seek justice and defend my name in the proper forum and according to the law.)</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;ACCOUNTABILITY MUST BE COMPREHENSIVE&#x27;</strong></div><p>ACT Teachers Party-List Rep. Antonio Tinio welcomed the filing of cases against Estrada and former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan but warned against &quot;selective justice&quot; in the flood control project controversy.</p><p>&quot;The charges against Jinggoy and Bonoan are valid and significant because they expose the deep connivance between the Executive and Legislative branches—showing how entrenched bureaucrat capitalism is in our system,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;But we must ensure that accountability is comprehensive and not used as political leverage.&quot;</p><p>Tinio said other Cabinet and department officials implicated in the &quot;ghost&quot; projects should also be investigated and, if warranted, charged.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YReKjaFwrCM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday said he would pursue all available legal remedies following the filing of cases against him at the Sandiganbayan, saying there had been “irregularities” in the investigation and possible violations of his right to due process.</p>

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday said he would pursue all available legal remedies following the filing of cases against him at the Sandiganbayan, saying there had been “irregularities” in the investigation and possible violations of his right to due process.

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Estrada questions due process in graft raps against him at Sandiganbayan

Chalssea Kate Echegoyen,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 28, 2026 06:06 PM PHT

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