INQUIRER.net recaps the landmark court decisions in 2019 that shook the entire with either anger or awe. The anti-graft court said the government had “failed to prove by a preponderance of evidence” that the defendants by themselves, or in conspiracy with the Marcoses, obtained ill-gotten wealth. The anti-graft court already dismissed the case in 2006, but the Supreme Court ordered the reopening of the case in 2016. WinsBut it was not a total loss for the government in its bid to recover ill-gotten wealth from the Marcoses. The court also tagged as ill-gotten wealth, shares in Polygon Investors and Managers Inc, Aerocom Investors and Managers Inc.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 01, 2020 03:33 UTC