Mega kickbacks probe deepens Senate turmoil as Estrada braces for plunder warrant Last updated: May 29, 2026 | 15:37 Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada appeared before the antigraft court Sandiganbayan on Friday after the Second Division issued a warrant of arrest against him and former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan. The anti-graft court’s Second Division directed the Quezon City Police District, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the National Bureau of Investigation to implement the warrant in connection with the alleged role of Estrada and Bonoan in the ghost flood control projects. It is the third time Estrada has been indicted for plunder. AP Manila: Senator Jinggoy Estrada surrendered to authorities and posted bail Friday after the Sandiganbayan ordered his arrest over graft charges tied to an alleged multibillion-peso flood control kickback scheme, deepening the latest corruption crisis engulfing the Philippine Senate.…