State prosecutors on Thursday ordered nine local banks to surrender records of the bank accounts of deposed Philippines president Joseph Estrada in connection with a forfeiture case, officials said.
They said Ombudsman Aniano Desierto issued the subpoenas to banks "which allegedly keep or had kept accounts of former president Joseph Estrada."
On Wednesday the justice department endorsed to Desierto a petition to freeze and seize Estrada assets worth about 20 billion pesos (400 million dollars) -- MANILA (AFP)
