INQUIRER.net: Court won’t honor US ruling vs Marcoses

INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

Court won't honor US ruling vs Marcoses Jul 14th 2013, 22:55 MANILA, Philippines—The Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) has dismissed Priscilla Mijares et al.'s petition to enforce in the Philippines an 18-year-old United States District Court decision awarding some $2 billion from the Marcos estate to victims of human rights violations during the late dictator's administration.   A PDF copy of the 11-page decision rendered by Judge Bonifacio Pascua of Makati RTC Branch 56 was furnished the Inquirer by the staff of Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who expressed the family's feeling of vindication on the heels of the June 25 ruling.   "Even if we were to espouse fear or threat as reasons for plaintiffs not to file the s... Keep on reading: Court won't honor US ruling vs Marcoses Media files: Ferdinand_Marcos.jpg (image/jpeg)

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