A Philippine senator said he will surrender to authorities after a special anti-corruption court ordered his arrest on Monday on a non-bailable charge of plunder after he allegedly pocketed a huge kickback in a flood-control project in the latest crisis to hit the upper chamber.The special Sandiganbayan anti-corruption court had initially issued a warrant for Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s arrest on Friday on a corruption charge that was bailable. He then surrendered and was released on bail and again denied any wrongdoing.Estrada, 63, has strongly denied allegations mainly by a former government public works engineer that he received more than 570 million pesos (US$9.3 million) in kickbacks from flood control projects.
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MON · 2026-06-01 · 09:41 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0601-80799
NSR-2026-0601-80799News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Philippine lawmaker charged with corruption to surrender
Philippine Senator Jinggoy Estrada will surrender to authorities after a special anti-corruption court ordered his arrest on a non-bailable charge of plunder. The charge stems from allegations that Estrada pocketed a significant kickback from a flood-control project.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-01 · 09:41 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Philippine Senator Jinggoy Estrada will surrender to authorities after a special anti-corruption court ordered his arrest on a non-bailable charge of plunder. The charge stems from allegations that Estrada pocketed a significant kickback from a flood-control project. This follows an earlier arrest warrant issued on Friday for a bailable corruption charge, after which Estrada surrendered and was released on bail. He has denied any wrongdoing, refuting claims that he received over 570 million pesos (US$9.3 million) in kickbacks. The Sandiganbayan anti-corruption court issued the latest arrest order on Monday.
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Estrada denies allegations that he received over 570 million pesos (US$9.3 million) in kickbacks.
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Estrada was previously arrested on a bailable corruption charge, surrendered, and was released on bail.
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Philippine senator Jinggoy Estrada will surrender to authorities after an arrest warrant was issued for him.
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Allegations against Estrada were mainly made by a former government public works engineer.
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Estrada faces a non-bailable charge of plunder for allegedly pocketing a huge kickback in a flood-control project.
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