DETAINED former Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan was transferred to a private hospital pending the resolution of his petition for a hospital arrest.
In a press conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief of the Public Information Office (PIO) Colonel Allen Rae Co said Bonoan was transferred to a private hospital in Metro Manila around 11 p.m. on June 3, upon the request of the national police agency.
“Later that day, laboratory results showed elevated heart enzymes, which raised concerned for a possible heart condition. He was therefore closely monitored and referred to a heart specialist for further evaluation,” said Co.
Co said the PNP General Hospital where Bonoan was initially brought following his arrest lacked necessary equipment and facilities for specialized care and tests.
Co said that as ordered by the Sandiganbayan, Bonoan is being secured by Criminal Investigation and Detection personnel 24/7.
Bonoan was identified as a co-accused of Senator Jinggoy Estrada in the graft and plunder charges related to the alleged budget insertions and allocations for alleged anomalous flood control projects in exchange of kickbacks worth millions of pesos. (TPM/SunStar Philippines)