Estrada to pursue legal remedies after ex-DPWH chief dropped from plunder case
The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan to be dropped as a co-accused in a plunder case against Senator Jose "Jinggoy" P. Ejercito Estrada, Jr. Estrada stated he will pursue legal remedies.
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