Kinasuhan sa flood control scam... Jinggoy, bawal nang mag-abroad

ni Mylene Alfonso @News | February 17, 2026

Photo: Jinggoy Estrada - FB

Naglabas ang Manila Regional Trial Court ng Precautionary Hold Departure Order laban kay Senador Jinggoy Estrada at co-respondents niya sa kasong plunder na may kinalaman sa flood control project, kabilang si dating Public Works and Highways Sec. Manuel Bonoan.

Ayon kay Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesperson Polo Martinez, kasama rin sina dating Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, dating regional director Gerard Opulencia, at dating Bulacan district engineer Henry Alcantara sa Precautionary Hold Departure Order.

Ayon kay Martinez, naglabas ng kautusan ang Manila RTC Branch 52 laban sa limang indibidwal noong Pebrero 10, 2026.

“The court found probable cause to believe that respondents will depart from the Philippines to evade arrest. So the court ordered the Commissioner for the Bureau of Immigration to hold the departure of these five individuals and to include them in the hold departure list,” pahayag ni Martinez.

Binigyang-din niya na ang naturang kautusan ay hindi nangangahulugang nalutas na ang mga nakabinbing Plunder case sa DOJ.

“By the term precautionary, it means that before the case is formally filed in court, the judge or the Branch 52 of the RTC Manila of the order anticipating that the respondents in these plunder cases pending before the DOJ may evade arrest,” dagdag ni Martinez.