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CIVIL CASES

Civil Case No. 0002

Republic of the Philippines vs. Ferdinand Marcos, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Reception of defendants’ evidence yet to be set due to pending incidents.

          On 20 January 2006, the Supreme Court En Banc, in G.R. No. 153459 granted the petition of the Republic and ordered the reconveyance of the 111,415 PTIC shares registered in the name of Prime Holdings, Inc.

Civil Case No. 0003

Republic of the Philippines vs. Geronimo Velasco, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Demurrer to Evidence filed by defendant Alfredo de Borja still pending. Presentation of defendants’ evidence yet to be set.

Civil Case No. 0004

Republic of the Philippines vs. Andres Genito, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Trial on-going. Presentation of defendants’ evidence.

Civil Case No. 0005

Republic of the Philippines vs. Lucio Tan, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Trial on-going. Presentation of plaintiff’s evidence.

Civil Case No. 0006

Republic of the Philippines vs. Roman Cruz, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Pre-trial conference yet to be set due to a pending incident.

Civil Case No. 0007

Republic of the Philippines vs. Fe Roa Gimenez, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Plaintiff’s appeal pending with the Supreme Court.

Civil Case No. 0008

Republic of the Philippines vs. Bienvenido Tantoco, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Plaintiff has rested its case. Defendants’ presentation of evidence yet to be set due to a pending incident.

Civil Case No. 0009

Republic of the Philippines vs. Jose L. Africa, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Trial on-going (presentation of defendants’ evidence).

Civil Case No. 0010

Republic of the Philippines vs. Alfredo Romualdez, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Pre-trial conference yet to be set due to pending incidents.

Civil Case No. 0011

Republic of the Philippines vs. Ricardo Silverio, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Plaintiff has rested its case. Presentation of defendants’ evidence yet to be set due to a pending incident.

Civil Case No. 0013

Republic of the Philippines vs. Herminio Disini, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Trial on-going. Presentation of plaintiff’s evidence ex-parte.

Civil Case No. 0014

Republic of the Philippines vs. Panlilio-Enriquez, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: With pending appeal in the Supreme Court.

Civil Case No. 0016

Republic of the Philippines vs. Rodolfo Cuenca, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Initial presentation of defendants’ evidence.

Civil Case No. 0017

Republic of the Philippines vs. Fabian Ver, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Trial on-going.

Civil Case No. 0019

Republic of the Philippines vs. Armando Romualdez, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Set for Preliminary conference.

Civil Case No. 0022

Republic of the Philippines vs. Emilio Yap, et al.

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

 

Status: The Sandiganbayan declared in its Decision dated March 14, 2002, among
  others, that the 46,626 Bulletin shares in the name of E. Cojuangco and the 198,052.5 Bulletin shares in the names of J. Y. Campos, E. Cojuangco, Jr. and Cesar C. Zalamea as ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses. Said decision was affirmed by the Supreme Court in its Decision promulgated on 23 November 2005 in G.R. Nos. 152578, 154487 and 154518.

          With pending incident in Sandiganbayan on the execution of the aforesaid judgment.

Civil Case No. 0024

Republic of the Philippines vs. Peter Sabido, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Set for initial presentation of plaintiff’s evidence.

          With pending incidents in the Sandiganbayan and the Supreme Court.

Civil Case No. 0026

Republic of the Philippines vs. B. Argana, et al….

Nature: Forfeiture

Status: Preliminary Conference on-going.

Civil Case No. 0027

Republic of the Philippines vs. Vicente Chuidian, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: With pending incidents in the Sandiganbayan and the Supreme Court.

Civil Case No. 0029

Republic of the Philippines vs. J. Tanchanco, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Trial on-going.

Civil Case No. 0030

Republic of the Philippines vs. Alfonso Lim, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Trial on-going.

Civil Case No. 0031

Republic of the Philippines vs. R. Abling, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment pending.

Civil Case No. 0033-A

Republic of the Philippines vs. Eduardo Cojuangco, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Subject: Anomalous Purchase and Use of First United Bank (Now United Coconut Planters Bank)

Date filed: Original complaint filed on 31 July 1987

Subdivided on 7 March 1995

Status: Pursuant with the Decision of the Supreme Court En Banc promulgated on 14 December 2001 in G.R. No. 147062-64, plaintiff filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment which the Sandiganbayan granted on 11 July 2003 and affirmed on 28 December 2004.  Motion for Execution of Partial Summary Judgment pending in Sandiganbayan.

          with pending incidents in the Supreme Court.

Civil Case No. 0033-B

Republic of the Philippines vs. E. Cojuangco, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Subject: Creation of companies out of Coco Levy Funds

Status: Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment pending.

Civil Case No. 0033-C

Republic of the Philippines vs. E. Cojuangco, et al….

Subject: Creation and Operation of Bugsuk Project and award of P988 million damages to Agricultural Investors, Inc.

Status: Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Re: all Defendants & COCOFED, et al.) still pending.

Civil Case No. 0033-D

Republic of the Philippines vs. Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., et al….

Subject: Disadvantageous Purchases and Settlement of the Accounts of Oil Mills out of Coco Levy funds

Status: Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment pending.

Civil Case No. 0033-E

Republic of the Philippines vs. E. Cojuangco, Jr. , et al.

Subject: Unlawful disbursements and dissipation of Coco Levy funds

Status: Motion for Partial Summary Judgment pending.

Civil Case No. 0033-F

Republic of the Philippines vs. E. Cojuangco, Jr. , et al….

Subject: Acquisition of shares in San Miguel Corporation (SMC)

Status:

With pending actions in the Supreme Court (dismissal of the complaint with respect to the 20% shares in SMC , denial of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and lifting of sequestration) .

Civil Case No. 0033-G

Republic of the Philippines vs. Eduardo M. Cojuangco, Jr., et al….

Subject: Acquisition of PEPSI COLA

Status: Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings/Summary Judgment pending.

Civil Case No. 0033-H

Republic of the Philippines vs. Eduardo M. Cojuangco, Jr., et al….

Subject: BEHEST Loans and Contracts

Status: Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss pending.

Civil Case No. 0034

Republic of the Philippines vs. Roberto Benedicto, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status:

Trial on-going (plaintiff’s evidence) with respect to the remaining defendants not covered by the compromise agreement by and between RSB and the Republic or who did not enter a separate agreement with the Republic/PCGG .

Civil Case No. 0035

Republic of the Philippines vs. Benjamin Romualdez, et al….

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Accounting and Damages

Status: Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss pending. With pending actions in the Supreme Court.

Civil Case No. 0036

Republic of the Philippines vs. Tomas Dumpit

Nature: Forfeiture

Status: Pending

Civil Case No. 0037

Republic of the Philippines vs. Josephus Ramas, Elizabeth Dimaano

Nature: Forfeiture

Status: Dismissed. Execution pending.

Civil Case No. 0039

Republic of the Philippines vs. Jolly Bugarin, et al.

Nature: Forfeiture

Status: Petition granted in SC Decision promulgated on 30 January 2002 in G.R. No. 102508.

          With pending action in the Supreme Court on the execution of said judgment.

Civil Case No. 0053

Republic of the Philippines vs. Pedro Balbanero

Nature: Forfeiture

Status: Petition granted on May 23, 2002. With pending action on the execution of said judgment.

Civil Case No. 0058

Republic of the Philippines vs. Juan Tuvera, Victor Tuvera and Twin Peaks Corp.

Nature: Restitution and Damages

Status: Plaintiff’s appeal in the Supreme Court.


Civil Case No. 0062

Republic of the Philippines vs. J. Remulla

Nature: Reconveyance, Reversion, Restitution and Damages

Status: Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration pending.

Civil Case No. 0141

Republic of the Philippines vs. Imelda Marcos

Nature: Forfeiture

Status:

In July 15, 2003, the Supreme Court in G.R. No. 152154 granted the petition of the Republic and declared the Swiss deposits held in escrow at the PNB as ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses.

          Insofar as the Arelma assets are concerned, plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is still pending.

Civil Case No. 0145

Republic of the Philippines vs. E. Cojuangco

Nature: Annulment of contract and reconveyance, accounting, damages and forfeiture.

Status: Plaintiff’s appeal pending before the Supreme Court.


Civil Case No. 0167

Republic of the Philippines vs. A. Romualdez, et al.

Nature: Forfeiture of unlawfully acquired property lands

Status: With pending action in the Supreme Court.

Civil Case No. 0172

Republic of the Philippines vs. Quisumbing

Nature: Reconveyance, Recovery of Possession, Accounting and Damages

Status: Set for preliminary conference.

Civil Case No. 0173

Republic of the Philippines/PCGG vs. RTC, Tagaytay City, et al.

Nature: Reconveyance

Status: Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss pending.


Civil Case No. 0174

Republic of the Philippines vs. Security Bank and Trust Co.

Nature: Sum of money & Specific Performance both incidental to sequestration

Status: Plaintiff’s appeal pending with the Supreme Court.

Civil Case No. 0178

Republic of the Philippines vs. Andres Africa, et al.

Nature: Reconveyance, reversion, accounting and restitution

Status: With pending action in the Supreme Court.

Civil Case No. 0181

Republic of the Philippines vs. Traders Royal Bank

Nature: Sum of money, reconveyance

Status: Plaintiff has finished presenting evidence against defendant TRB. Complaint was amended to include Bank of Commerce as party defendant. Preliminary conference yet to be set due to pending incident.

Civil Case No. 0186

Republic of the Philippines vs. Atlas Textile and Dev’t. Inc., et al.

Nature: Recovery of ill-gotten wealth, damages

Status: In the process of serving summons to the other defendants.

Civil Case No. 0188

PCGG vs. Rodolfo Arambulo

Nature: Recovery of ill-gotten wealth

Status: Plaintiff’s appeal pending with the Supreme Court.

Civil Case No. 0190

Republic of the Philippines/PCGG vs. Sps. Fe Roa Gimenez, et al.

Nature: Forfeiture

Status: Petition granted. Defendants’ appeal pending with the Supreme Court.
Cases


    Pursuant to Executive Order Nos. 1, 2 and 14, the Presidential Commission on Good Government, with the assistance of the Office of the Solicitor General, started filing cases for recovery of ill-gotten wealth against the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos, his immediate family, relatives, cronies, subordinates and close associates on 29 December 1986. By reason thereof, numerous cases, whether incidental to, related with or otherwise connected with the said ill-gotten wealth cases, have been filed by and against the Commission over the years. To date, the following main cases are pending locally and abroad:
 
Local Cases

Civil

Criminal

Behest Loans

Foreign Cases
   
Supreme Court Decisions