Sandigan affirms dismissal of civil case vs coconut firms
THE Sandiganbayan’s Second Division has affirmed its ruling issued on May 16, 2023 dismissing a civil forfeiture case filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) involving multibillion-peso coco levy funds collected from the country’s coconut farmers during the term. In an eight-page resolution dated July 31, 2023, the anti-graft…