00:00After almost four decades, the Sandigang Bayan tried to get back the cases against the Marcos.
00:06The cases against Rizal, Baguio, Makati, Manila, and California in America.
00:11Not because of the merit, but because of the delay in the case
00:15that was one of the many cases filed against the Marcos.
00:19Maki Pulido was able to get it.
00:22Following the dissolution of the Marcos in 1986,
00:27the cases filed against them followed one another.
00:30Including the one filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government on July 21, 1987
00:36against the former President Ferdinand Marcos and the former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
00:41This particular case is a far cry from the part of the wealth of the Marcos
00:46that was obtained using a Roman Cruz as a dummy.
00:50This includes the Pinugay Estate in Tanay Rizal, which is the original property of the Government Service Insurance System, or GSIS,
00:58which was headed by Cruz.
01:00As well as two lots and two condo units in Baguio,
01:03one residential building in Makati,
01:05one residential lot in Manila,
01:07and one lot and six condo units in California.
01:11The Office of the Solicitor General was forced by the Marcos' wife and Cruz
01:16to run away in order to get the properties of the Marcos.
01:20This amounted to P276 million pesos,
01:24which in the case filed did not match the legal earnings of the Marcos' wife.
01:29But after 37 years, the case was dismissed by the Sandigan Bayan Second Division.
01:35According to the court, it is clear that the rights of the accused were violated in the quick resolution of the case
01:42because it can be seen in the record of the court the lack of effort of those who filed the case.
01:47It was also pointed out that the trial for this case is not yet starting
01:52and two decades have already passed since the pre-trial was suspended.
01:56How long will it take for the court to decide?
02:00The accused are not used to the fact that the justice system is rolling
02:05even though the case will be quickened in due time.
02:09Because more than three decades have passed,
02:12the Sandigan Bayan said that the accused will not be able to receive a fair trial
02:16because there are witnesses who may have died and documents that may not be found.
02:22Imelda Marcos is also 95 years old,
02:25so her memories may not be clear and her health may be affected.
02:30And because 53 years have passed since the connection transaction took place,
02:35Marcos Senior's followers are still minors,
02:38so it will be difficult for them to gather evidence to defend themselves.
02:43The PCGG said that they have already received the Sandigan Bayan Resolution
02:47and they will consult the Office of the Solicitor General for a possible legal action or remedy.
02:53We are still trying to get the OSG's statement.
02:56The mentioned case is just one of the cases filed against Marcos
03:01based on the data collected by the GMA Integrated News Research from the PCGG.
03:07There are 85 more cases being heard against Marcos,
03:11aside from the first cases that were decided by various courts.
03:15Although some of the cases were favored by Marcos, some were also defeated,
03:19including the guilty verdict of Sandigan Bayan in 2018
03:22in the first case for the illegal transfer of 200 million dollars
03:27to the Swiss Foundation when he was the Metropolitan Manila Governor.
03:31The sentence of 6 to 11 years in prison has not been fulfilled.
03:36For GMA Integrated News, Mackie Pulido, for Tutok, 24 Hours.
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