DPWH witness: 'No personal knowledge Jinggoy requested insertion'
MANILA, Philippines — A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official on Tuesday admitted he had no personal knowledge that Sen. Jinggoy Estrada personally requested an insertion under the agency’s budget in the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA). DPWH programming division chief Peter Paul Cortez testified during the bail hearing of Estrada on his plunder case before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division. Estrada’s lawyer then said that the senator, who is currently detained and suspended, waived his appearance for the hearing. In his judicial affidavit, Cortez said that of the 16 projects inserted, four were from the National Capital Region and […]...Keep on reading: DPWH witness: 'No personal knowledge Jinggoy requested insertion'
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