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Ibinunyag ni dating Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan na bawat senador na may committee chairmanship ay tumatanggap ng tinatawag na “DPWH leadership fund” na umaabot hanggang P1 bilyon, habang ang karaniwang alokasyon sa bawat senador ay P500 milyon.

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Senators were allocated at least P500 million each for their pet projects billed as “leadership fund” under the 2025 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways, former DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan said yesterday.

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Ombudsman prosecutors are appealing to the Sandiganbayan to reconsider its decision rejecting former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness.

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Former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan will testify against former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. in a malversation case involving an anomalous flood control project in Bulacan.

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The graft case against former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan will remain for now after the Sandiganbayan junked the Office of the Ombudsman’s proposal to remove him as accused and eventually make him a state witness.

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In a 12-page resolution promulgated on August 3, 2026, the anti-graft court denied the Ombudsman's motion, which sought to exclude Bonoan from the graft case where he is a co-accused with Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.

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Prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman hope the Sandiganbayan would allow former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan to be dropped from the cases linking him and detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to the flood control scandal.

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Posibleng prine-pressure lamang umano si dating DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan upang idawit si dating Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez sa imbestigasyon ng Ombudsman kaugnay ng flood control scam.

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According to his medical diagnosis, Manuel Bonoan is one stage away from kidney failure. He also reportedly suffers from prostate cancer, a dislocated spinal disc, high blood pressure with plaque clogging his heart, diabetes melitus, high cholesterol and gouty arthritis.

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The Office of the Ombudsman wants former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness to help pin down former speaker Martin Romualdez and former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. in plunder cases, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said yesterday.

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Manuel Bonoan
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Ibinunyag ni dating Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan na bawat senador na may committee chairmanship ay tumatanggap ng tinatawag na “DPWH leadership fund” na umaabot hanggang P1 bilyon, habang ang karaniwang alokasyon sa bawat senador ay P500 milyon.

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Senators were allocated at least P500 million each for their pet projects billed as “leadership fund” under the 2025 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways, former DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan said yesterday.

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Ombudsman prosecutors are appealing to the Sandiganbayan to reconsider its decision rejecting former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness.

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Former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan will testify against former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. in a malversation case involving an anomalous flood control project in Bulacan.

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The graft case against former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan will remain for now after the Sandiganbayan junked the Office of the Ombudsman’s proposal to remove him as accused and eventually make him a state witness.

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In a 12-page resolution promulgated on August 3, 2026, the anti-graft court denied the Ombudsman's motion, which sought to exclude Bonoan from the graft case where he is a co-accused with Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.

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Prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman hope the Sandiganbayan would allow former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan to be dropped from the cases linking him and detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to the flood control scandal.

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Posibleng prine-pressure lamang umano si dating DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan upang idawit si dating Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez sa imbestigasyon ng Ombudsman kaugnay ng flood control scam.

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According to his medical diagnosis, Manuel Bonoan is one stage away from kidney failure. He also reportedly suffers from prostate cancer, a dislocated spinal disc, high blood pressure with plaque clogging his heart, diabetes melitus, high cholesterol and gouty arthritis.

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The Office of the Ombudsman wants former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness to help pin down former speaker Martin Romualdez and former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. in plunder cases, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said yesterday.

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