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For the second time in his life, Senator Jinggoy Estrada will land in jail over charges of plunder. On Monday, anti-graft court Sandiganbayan’s 5th division upheld the finding of probable cause by the Ombudsman against Estrada and ordered the issuance of a warrant for his arrest. Estrada was also temporarily jailed with his father, former President and now Manila mayor Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada, in 2001. At the time, the older Estrada was the principal accused in a plunder charge. This time, the younger is Estrada is one of 3 senators principally held to be probably liable for diversion of development funds to ghost projects. Jinggoy said he would willingly surrender to authorities. While plunder is a non-bailable offense, his lawyer said they will file a motion for bail.
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