One of 3 justices opposes dropping Bonoan from plunder case
One of three Sandiganbayan Fifth Division justices opposed the move to drop plunder and graft charges against former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan. Prosecutors had filed a motion seeking to discharge Bonoan from the cases.
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