In fact, nine months after the plunder case was filed in April 2001, only 19 trial days have been held, lasting no more than a total of 60 hours. ... Too, they thought they had a firm consensus with the Ombudsman and the DOJ on what should be the prosecution’s strategy: file one omnibus plunder case, instead of several...
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THE ESTRADA PLUNDER CASE, YEAR 1; by MALOU C. MANGAHAS; IN MARKED contrast to the rapt attention accorded by thousands of Filipinos to the Senate impeachment trial of then President Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada, the plunder case against the detained former leader is attracting scant public interest.
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trial of former Philippine president Joseph Estrada ( People of the Philippines vs. Joseph Estrada, et al. , 26558 Sandiganbayan, September 12, 2007) took place between 2001 and 2007 at the Sandiga...
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Jul 11, 2001 ... Defiant and angry, Joseph Estrada refused to enter a plea Tuesday on charges that he plundered tens of millions of dollars of government ...
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MANILA, Philippines - Government prosecutors have failed to meet the May 22 deadline for the submission of documents in the plunder case against retired Major General Carlos F. Garcia due to a technical glitch. ... They, however, vowed to submit a Formal Offer of Exhibits to Sandiganbayan Second Division on May 31. ... Palace to DAR:
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Guingona says freedom for Estrada would ease the tension and disunity in the nation caused by the former president’s case. He says Estrada is a changed man. "He's been down for more than five years. ... PlunderWatch stopped following the Estrada plunder case and is now focused on what it views as graver sins of Arroyo.
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Estrada now faces charges of plunder and is currently under house arrest in his Tanay, Rizal vacation home. ... Granting Estrada even temporary freedom makes a mockery of the country's plunder laws and a clear message to all future plunderers: Just wait five or so years and your kababayans will begin to let you slide.
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MANILA, November 28, 2003 (STAR) By Delon Porcalla - The plunder case against former President Joseph Estrada will crumble since government prosecutors have failed to establish that he amassed wealth during his 31-month rein, his lawyers told the Sandiganbayan recently.
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Alan Paguia said the suspension effectively withdrew him from representing Estrada, on trial for plunder and other corruption charges. ... The prosecution rested its case on April 9 and the defense was originally scheduled to make its rebuttal on June 2.
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Former Philippine President Joseph “Erap” Estrada Plunder Case: GUILTY! Reclusion perpetua for him but cleared of perjury. Does it really matter? ... Head on to ABS-CBN’s The ESTRADA Plunder Case Microsite for some really good links like the aftermath, a timeline before the verdict and the entire case in a nutshell...
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