Sandigan junks bid to drop Bonoan from graft case to be state witness

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan on Monday has dismissed the Office of the Ombudsman’s move to remove former Public Works chief Manuel Bonoan from graft charges. Sandiganbayan’s Second Division’s denial of the prosecutor’s motion presents a roadblock for Bonoan’s witness application in a bid to pin down several personalities in the multibillion flood control corruption