Due to inordinate delay, SC clears late Danding Cojuangco of 6 ill-gotten wealth suitsMANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has cleared the late Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco Jr., a Marcos crony, of six civil cases involving ill-gotten wealth as it held that the Sandiganbayan violated his rights to due process and speedy disposition of cases. The SC Third Division also ordered the anti-graft court from taking further proceedings in the cases. Cojuangco had also asked the anti-graft court to calendar the cases but was ignored, prompting him to run to the SC. Speedy disposition of casesThe SC explained that speedy disposition does not only involve “mathematical reckoning of the time involved” as it also considers the facts and circumstances of each case. Outside politics, Cojuangco built San Miguel into a business empire now with diversified interests in food, beverage and infrastructure, among others.

Source: Philippine Star November 12, 2021 17:13 UTC