The Department of Justice (DOJ) issue subpoenas against Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former senator Ramon “Bong” Revillas to appear before the department and answer separate plunder complaints filed against them.

DOJ Prosecutor General Richard Fadullon said the Justice Department next week will be issuing the subpoenas in connection with the preliminary investigation on flood control complaint filed against them.

DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed separate plunder complaints with the DOJ against Revilla and Estrada.

“Kumbaga nag-fact finding riyan ang NBI katulong ng ating mga prosecutors, at matapos nu’n nagkaroon ng rekomendasyon or referral sa Office of the Ombudsman, and the Office of the Ombudsman evaluates whether or not there is sufficient evidence to proceed,” Fadullon said.

“So we just received the records back, it was [re]turned back by the Office of the Ombudsman,” Fadullon added.

Revilla has denied any involvement in “ghost” or non-existent flood control projects in Bulacan following his inclusion as a respondent in two complaints filed with the DOJ.

Estrada, meanwhile, has “categorically and vehemently” denied claims by former Public Works and Highways Bulacan 1st district assistant engineer Brice Hernandez of allegedly pocketing kickbacks in flood control projects.

Also during the forum, Martinez said plunder cases involving Revilla and Estrada are “not localized in Bulacan.”

“‘Yung sa plunder case dahil may amount involve diyan eh that encompasses not just projects in Bulacan but nationwide. Hindi localized sa Bulacan,” the DOJ spokesperson said.