Supreme Court junks the ill-gotten cases against Ferdinand Marcos’ heirs

Allegations filed by Cory Aquino’s PCGG:

• accumulation of P200 billion in ill-gotten wealth;
• the acquisition of media networks IBC-13, BBC-2 and RPN-9;
• use of De Soleil Apparel for dollar salting; and the alleged;
• acquisition and operation of the bus company Pantranco North Express Inc.

Decision of Supreme Court:

CASE DISMISSED.  The Supreme Court has junked the ill-gotten cases against the heirs and in-laws of the late President Ferdinand Marcos due to a lack of evidence, and took the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to task for bungling the job.

Date of SC Decision: February 8, 2012
Date of released to media: March 31, 2014

LINK of the decision: G. R. No. 171701