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The Sandiganbayan dismissed two ill-gotten wealth cases involving the late tycoon Eduardo Cojuangco Jr., Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile , the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr ., and former First Lady Imelda Marcos .The court's decision followed the government’s withdrawal of the cases, citing ongoing negotiations for a compromise agreement and previous Supreme Court rulings.
The Sandiganbayan treated the government’s motion as a withdrawal under Section 2, Rule 17 of the Rules of Court.“Plaintiff Republic clearly and unequivocally states that it will no longer pursue the claims for damages in these cases. It is a hornbook rule that it is not the caption of a pleading but the allegations thereat that determines its nature,” the court stated.
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