This time, JV says he’s not yielding to Jinggoy

If both former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and reelectionist Sen. JV Ejercito win in next year’s midterm polls, Filipinos will see for the first time two siblings, though estranged half-brothers, taking their Senate seats together.

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WHAT WENT BEFORE: P10-B pork barrel scam

In July 2013, the Inquirer broke the story on the scam to funnel P10 billion in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) allocations of lawmakers to ghost projects in exchange for kickbacks in a scheme allegedly masterminded by businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles.

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