Former DPWH Secretary Bonoan Pleads Not Guilty to Graft Charge
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan pleaded not guilty to a graft charge related to the alleged insertion of allocations in the national budget for flood control projects and the collection of kickbacks. Bonoan remains a co-accused with Senator Jinggoy Estrada in the ongoing case before the Sandiganbayan.
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