Court denies Jinggoy bid to produce PDAF recordsMANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada once again failed in his bid to have the Sandiganbayan order the Office of the Ombudsman to produce documents on the investigation into the graft cases related to the misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel of lawmakers. The anti-graft court’s Fifth Division denied Estrada’s motion for reconsideration and affirmed its Jan. 27 ruling, denying the senator’s plea to have the documents forwarded. Estrada, who is facing 11 graft cases due to his involvement in the PDAF scam, asked the court to “transmit the complete preliminary investigation records,” particularly the testimonies of his co-accused including detained former senator Ramon Revilla Jr., the late Juan Ponce Enrile and their witnesses. This, Estrada said, would enable his camp to “effectively cross-examine the witnesses” as part of defense evidence. Sandiganbayan Associate Justices Zaldy Trespeses and Gener Gito concurred.

Source: Philippine Star March 13, 2026 22:01 UTC