Estrada denies kickback allegations, calls accuser 'shameless liar'

Senator Jinggoy Estrada denied allegations of receiving kickbacks for flood control projects, calling accuser Brice Hernandez a "shameless liar" and vowing not to be silenced.

Hernandez, a former DPWH Bulacan assistant engineer, claimed Estrada received "commitments" amounting to 30 percent of the project cost for flood control projects in Bulacan, allegedly totaling P355 million.

Estrada challenged Hernandez to a public lie detector test and accused him of fabricating stories, citing sworn affidavits from DPWH officials that implicated Hernandez in ghost projects.

Contractor Curlee Discaya stated during a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing that no senator was involved in the alleged misuse of flood control funds.

Estrada implied a connection between Hernandez and House Infra Committee Chair Rep. Terry Ridon by posting old yearbook photos of them online.

Ridon denied knowing Hernandez, stating they were never classmates, and criticized Estrada for sharing his grandmother's address and allegedly threatening a former batchmate.