Sandiganbayan affirms junking of Jinggoy Estrada’s bail bid

MANILA, Philippines — Left “unconvinced” with the invocation of former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile’s “exceptional circumstance,” the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Thursday affirmed its earlier ruling which blocked the move of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada for temporary freedom. Estrada on Aug. 3 filed a motion for reconsideration (MR) on the anti-graft court’s resolution denying his