Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 6
Philippine Court Dismisses Remaining Marcos Wealth Claims as Most Assets Were Already Recovered
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 6

Philippine Court Dismisses Remaining Marcos Wealth Claims as Most Assets Were Already Recovered

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 6

Summary

  • The Sandiganbayan threw out the last outstanding claims in a civil case seeking to recover assets allegedly amassed by Ferdinand Marcos and his family.
  • Tuesday's ruling said the Presidential Commission on Good Government chose not to present more evidence, after telling the court most of the disputed properties had already been recovered in separate civil actions.
  • The dismissal closes the remaining portion of a long-running ill-gotten wealth case tied to the late former Philippine president and his family.

Insights

The final Marcos wealth case is dismissed; what now for the regime's human rights victims?
Why did a government agency abandon its final case against the Marcos family's alleged wealth?