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"IT'S BEEN HANGING OVER OUR HEADS FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS,"

WATCH: President Marcos said during a press briefing in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, Sept. 13, that he was glad that the Supreme Court’s acquittal of his mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, had finally ended a legal case that had been pending for about 40 years.

Marcos also rejecting any suggestion that the ruling would influence his choice of the next chief justice. (Video courtesy of RTVM)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/09/14/marcos-welcomes-end-of-imelda-case-rejects-link-to-next-chief-justice-pick

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00:00Sir, what's your comment on the Supreme Court overturning the draft conviction of former First Lady Imelda Marcos?
00:07Well, I'm glad that that case is over.
00:13It's been hanging over our heads for about 40 years.
00:19All those cases were filed in 1986, and that's how long it's taken.
00:28Well, of course, I'm happy that she doesn't have to be worried about it, because she does worry that she
00:35worry about these cases any longer.
00:40Yeah, I'm glad, especially for my mother.
00:43Sir, follow-up, how do you respond to people who are raising concerns over the possible influence of this in
00:51your choice of the next Chief Justice?
00:54Which one?
00:56The decision, the possible implication of your choice of the next Chief Justice, maybe it may influence.
01:04It may be a favor of those who have decided.
01:19That's the first time I made any connection between the choice of Chief Justice and, no, that's never been, that
01:30will never enter our thinking in any way.
01:34All right.
01:35All right.
01:35All right.
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