Bonoan: Estrada has over P7 billion ‘initiatives’ in 2025 budget

Inquirer.net - Oct 27, 2026

MANILA, Philippines —Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has over P7 billion in “congressional initiatives” in the 2025 budget, former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan said in written testimony submitted to the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division Tuesday. The anti-graft court is currently conducting a hearing on Estrada’s bail petition where Bonoan stands as a witness. READ: Jinggoy declines to enter

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