Jinggoy gets furlough for knee checkup?

MANILA, Philippines - The Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division granted yesterday the request of former senator Jinggoy Estrada to temporarily leave his detention to have his left knee checked.

Estrada is set to leave the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame from noon to 6 p.m. today.

Estrada has been detained at the PNP Custodial Center since 2014 for plunder and graft charges in connection with his alleged involvement in the multi-billion peso pork barrel scam.

In his urgent motion filed before the court on Friday last week, Estrada asked that he be allowed to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging and x-ray examinations on his left knee at Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City.

Estrada said he has been experiencing pain on his left knee “which is worse when rising from a seated position.”