Estrada declines plea, vows to ‘exhaust’ legal remedies

The Manila Times 3 h Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Detained Sen. Jingoy Estrada declined to enter a plea on Thursday during his arraignment before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division, prompting the court to enter a not guilty plea for him. “Well, we will exhaust all legal remedies available to us as advised by my lawyers,” Estrada said. The senator is facing graft and plunder charges over allegations that he re

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