Bernardo on testimony vs Estrada: ‘Ang hirap ipahamak ng kaibigan’

MANILA, Philippines — State witness and former Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo on Wednesday called Sen. Jinggoy Estrada a “friend.” He uttered this description when he testified during the senator’s bail hearing for a plunder case before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division. Bernardo made this remark as Estrada attended for the first time his