If his purpose was to clear himself in the PDAF scam, then I must say that Sen. Jinggoy Estrada’s privilege speech last week was a dud. After much bravado, Estrada’s “bombshell” turned out to be a “firecracker.” “The lion roared and produced a mouse,” as the adage goes.

His “Untold PDAF story” accusing Senate President Franklin Drilon of, in so many words, buying the votes of the senators for P50 million each in return for the conviction of former chief justice Renato Corona did not exonerate him. It buried him.

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