Sandiganbayan suspends Jinggoy Estrada due to plunder case

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Monday suspended Sen. Jinggoy Estrada for 90 days due to his plunder case. Estrada’s case stemmed from alleged “intricate mechanism involving illegal budgetary insertions and project allocations” within the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) infrastructure portfolio for fiscal year 2025 worth P573 million, according to