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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently named the new chief of the Sandiganbayan, the anti-graft court that handles his family’s ill-gotten wealth cases. Marcos signed the appointment of Geraldine Faith Econg as the new Sandiganbayan presiding justice in an order dated January 7. Notable cases...

“Civil Case No. 0033-A is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice as between plaintiff Republic and the defendants therein, due to the withdrawal of plaintiff Republic. However, Civil Case No. 0033-A shall REMAIN ACTIVE until the final disposition of Subic Air’s complaint-in-intervention. Civil Case No...

“Scrutiny of the chronology of events in this case shows a plethora of motions for extension filed due to unpreparedness or lack of witnesses/documentary evidence, aside from pending incidents, and scheduled pre-trial cancellations contributing to inordinate delay.” Source: Sandiganbayan...

The PNP arrested Lao through the warrant of arrest issued by Sandiganbayan First Division Chairperson Associate Justice Maria Theresa Mendoza-Arcega dated September 12. According to the Ombudsman, Duque and Lao allegedly caused injury to the government since the transaction charged a 4% service...

In the case of Binay v. Sandiganbayan (G.R. Nos. 120681-83 & 128136, October 1, 1999), as affirmed in Caballero v. Sandiganbayan (G.R. Nos. 137355-58, 25 September 2007), the Supreme Court ruled that the Sandiganbayan has “exclusive and original jurisdiction” over alleged violations of the Anti...

The Sandiganbayan on Friday denied the Motion for Reconsideration filed by former First Lady Imelda Marcos and her daughter Irene Marcos-Araneta and affirmed its January 2023 Resolution which denied the Marcoses bid to take back the wealth and properties seized from them by the government...