Estrada had P1.6B in budget insertions, witness tells Sandiganbayan
A witness told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday that Senator Jinggoy Estrada had inserted over P1.6 billion worth of projects into the 2025 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The testimony comes amid Estrada's trial for an alleged multi-million peso corruption case.
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