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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada

Karen De Guzman

Kaxandra Salonga

Victoria Tulad

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<div><strong><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/17800448470191780044844630.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jinggoy Estrada faces second arrest warrant for non-bailable plunder. <em>Sen. Jinggoy Estrada. Senate PRIB/File</em></span></span></span></strong></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Monday faced another warrant of arrest from the Sandiganbayan — this time for a non-bailable plunder case. </p><p>The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division issued the warrant of arrest against Estrada just days after he <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/29/jinggoy-estrada-arrest-warrant-out-1346">posted bail </a>for graft. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/26/jinggoy-estrada-on-looming-plunder-case-so-be-it-1721">Jinggoy Estrada on looming plunder case: ‘So be it’</a></div><p>Members of the<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/1/cidg-says-to-enforce-any-arrest-order-vs-estrada-for-plunder-1336"> Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)</a> were spotted at the Senate shortly after the warrant was released. They refused to say what their purpose was.  </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1323552839881766%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Aside from Estrada, also facing arrest are ex-DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan and other former DPWH-NCR officials over their alleged involvement in the flood control controversy. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/1/jinggoy-estrada-questions-plunder-graft-raps-in-omnibus-motions-1047">Jinggoy Estrada questions plunder, graft raps in omnibus motions</a></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:435px;display:block" width="435"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780294882456HJtScC3bMAAV-aD.jpeg" style="width:435px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="435"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Contributed via Karen de Guzman, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>Earlier in the day, Estrada said his camp asked the court to <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/1/jinggoy-estrada-questions-plunder-graft-raps-in-omnibus-motions-1047">consolidate the cases</a> pending before the Second and Fifth Divisions, defer the issuance of warrants of arrest, quash the information, and remand the cases for reinvestigation and/or completion of the preliminary investigation.</p><p>“I firmly believe that I am entitled to avail myself of the remedies available under the law, including the filing of a motion for reconsideration, especially considering that I received a copy of the Ombudsman Resolution on the plunder case only on Friday evening,” Estrada said.</p><p>“Hindi ito pag-iwas sa pananagutan sa batas, kundi pagtindig sa aking karapatan sa due process at sa pagkakataong maihain at maiparing ang aking panig sa tamang paraan,” he added.</p><p>Estrada maintains that the allegations against him are baseless and false. </p><p>“Umaasa ako sa patas na pagtrato, due process, at pagiging walang kinikilingan sa pagdinig ng kasong ito. Nagtitiwala ako na sa huli, mananaig ang hustisya at ang katotohanan,” he said Friday.  </p><p>The cases stemmed from alleged budget insertions and kickback schemes involving P573-million flood control projects.</p><p>This is the third time that Estrada has faced plunder raps.</p><p>Estrada was a co-accused in the jueteng plunder case involving his father, former President Joseph Estrada, but was acquitted in 2007.</p><p>He was also acquitted in 2024 by the anti-graft court of plunder charges over the alleged misuse of P183 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) allocations. The anti-graft court reversed his direct and indirect bribery conviction in the same year.</p><p>He is still facing a separate graft case related to the PDAF.  <strong> </strong></p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><strong><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/lbnhT_21f1A?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/434Yi8mYIYc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/l8cbDX0G7kY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><strong></strong><em><strong></strong></em><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is facing another warrant of arrest from the Sandiganbayan, this time for a plunder case in which he cannot post bail.</p>

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is facing another warrant of arrest from the Sandiganbayan, this time for a plunder case in which he cannot post bail.

Jinggoy Estrada faces arrest warrant for non-bailable plunder

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Jinggoy Estrada faces arrest warrant for non-bailable plunder

Rowegie Abanto,

Karen De Guzman,

Kaxandra Salonga,

Victoria Tulad,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 01, 2026 02:14 PM PHT

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Updated June 01, 2026 03:19 PM PHT

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