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Former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan has entered a “not guilty” plea before the Sandiganbayan Second Division on his remaining graft case concerning alleged kickbacks from flood control projects.

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Kinuwestyon ng isang abogado ang hakbang ng Office of the Ombudsman na gawing state witness si dating Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan.

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The Sandiganbayan has allowed the exclusion of former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan from the plunder and graft charges filed against officials including Sen. Jinggoy Estrada in connection with the flood control corruption scandal.

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Ibinunyag ni dating Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan na bawat senador na may committee chairmanship ay tumatanggap ng tinatawag na “DPWH leadership fund” na umaabot hanggang P1 bilyon, habang ang karaniwang alokasyon sa bawat senador ay P500 milyon.

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Senators were allocated at least P500 million each for their pet projects billed as “leadership fund” under the 2025 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways, former DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan said yesterday.

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Ombudsman prosecutors are appealing to the Sandiganbayan to reconsider its decision rejecting former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness.

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Former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan will testify against former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. in a malversation case involving an anomalous flood control project in Bulacan.

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The graft case against former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan will remain for now after the Sandiganbayan junked the Office of the Ombudsman’s proposal to remove him as accused and eventually make him a state witness.

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In a 12-page resolution promulgated on August 3, 2026, the anti-graft court denied the Ombudsman's motion, which sought to exclude Bonoan from the graft case where he is a co-accused with Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.

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Prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman hope the Sandiganbayan would allow former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan to be dropped from the cases linking him and detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to the flood control scandal.

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Former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan has entered a “not guilty” plea before the Sandiganbayan Second Division on his remaining graft case concerning alleged kickbacks from flood control projects.

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Kinuwestyon ng isang abogado ang hakbang ng Office of the Ombudsman na gawing state witness si dating Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804759 [AuthorName] => Doris Franche-Borja [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2553406 [Title] => Sandiganbayan drops Bonoan as co-accused [Summary] =>

The Sandiganbayan has allowed the exclusion of former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan from the plunder and graft charges filed against officials including Sen. Jinggoy Estrada in connection with the flood control corruption scandal.

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Ibinunyag ni dating Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan na bawat senador na may committee chairmanship ay tumatanggap ng tinatawag na “DPWH leadership fund” na umaabot hanggang P1 bilyon, habang ang karaniwang alokasyon sa bawat senador ay P500 milyon.

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Senators were allocated at least P500 million each for their pet projects billed as “leadership fund” under the 2025 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways, former DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan said yesterday.

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Ombudsman prosecutors are appealing to the Sandiganbayan to reconsider its decision rejecting former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness.

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Former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan will testify against former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. in a malversation case involving an anomalous flood control project in Bulacan.

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The graft case against former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan will remain for now after the Sandiganbayan junked the Office of the Ombudsman’s proposal to remove him as accused and eventually make him a state witness.

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In a 12-page resolution promulgated on August 3, 2026, the anti-graft court denied the Ombudsman's motion, which sought to exclude Bonoan from the graft case where he is a co-accused with Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.

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Prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman hope the Sandiganbayan would allow former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan to be dropped from the cases linking him and detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to the flood control scandal.

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