Ferdinand Topacio, counsel for VACC and families of the so-called SAF 44, immediately welcomed the SC’s decision. “We thank the Honorable Supreme Court for accepting our appeal for (full court) hearing and resolution of this case. Slowly but surely, justice will be done for the SAF 44,” he said Wednesday. “The mothers and widows of the SAF 44 really could not believe how the former ombudsman downgraded the cases against the former president,” he said. ADVERTISEMENTIn July 2017, the Office of the Ombudsman found probable cause to charge Aquino, Purisima and Napenas with graft and usurpation of authority under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 01, 2019 11:03 UTC