Ex-Public Works Secretary Pleads Not Guilty in Graft Case Over Flood Control Projects
Former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan pleaded not guilty to a graft case involving flood control projects. This follows the dismissal of previous plunder and graft charges against him. He was released from detention after the earlier cases were dropped.
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