SC upholds dismissal of forfeiture case vs. Marcoses

By Rey E. Requejo

THE Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal by the Sandiganbayan of the P1.05 billion civil forfeiture case filed against the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., former First Lady Imelda Marcos, and several of their cronies

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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered all government agencies to identify national and local government lands suitable for the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program (4PH), which he declared as his administration’s flagship housing program.

“The inventory of lands shall include government-owned idle lands or lands that have not been used for the purposes for which they have been originally reserved or set aside for at least 10 years and on which no improvements have been made by the owner as certified by the concerned LGU, pursuant to Section 8, Paragraph 2 of Republic Act No. 7279 (or the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992), as amended, and Sections 5.II (d) and 24 of RA No. 11201 (the law that created the Department

PBBM okays P170-b pitch to rehab NAIA

By Charles Dantes and Darwin G. Amojelar

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a P170-billion proposal to rehabilitate and expand the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said Wednesday.

who allegedly acted as their dummies in acquiring expensive artworks, clothes, jewelry, and properties here and abroad, including franchises to operate tourist duty-free shops.

In a 25-page decision penned by Associate Justice Ricardo Rosario that was made public on July 19, the SC First Di-