Jinggoy Estrada suspended again for 90 days amid graft charges
The Sandiganbayan, the Philippines' anti-graft court, has slapped Senator Jinggoy Estrada with a second 90-day preventive suspension order, this time in connection with a scandal involving flood control projects. The suspension comes after his previous 90-day suspension ended.
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