The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court has rejected Senator Jinggoy Estrada's motion to dismiss his graft case related to alleged kickbacks from government flood control projects.

In a six-page resolution, the Second Division upheld its June denial of Estrada's motion for reconsideration, stating that his arguments were repetitive and lacked merit.The court emphasized that no new substantial matters were presented to warrant revisiting its previous findings.All three justices—Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg, Associate Justices Edgardo Caldona, and Gener M.Gito—signed the resolution.Estrada faces separate charges in the Fifth Division involving a P573 million plunder case linked to the same flood control projects.The court's decision underscores the ongoing legal battles against high-profile figures accused of corruption in public infrastructure projects.