What remained of the long-running forfeiture case involving the Marcos family’s alleged ill-gotten wealth has now effectively come to an end after the Sandiganbayan dismissed the remaining asset claims in Civil Case No. 0141.
PCGG stops presenting evidence
In a resolution dated June 2, 2026, the Special Division of the Sandiganbayan said the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) manifested that it would no longer present evidence on the remaining properties not covered by earlier rulings.
The PCGG, tasked with recovering the alleged ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses, said most of the listed assets had already been recovered through previous proceedings and partial summary judgments.
Court ends remaining proceedings
With no further evidence to support the remaining claims, the court ruled that the case, specifically on the undisposed properties, was already terminated.
“In view of petitioner’s manifestation and the absence of evidence… the proceedings in this case… are now terminated,” the Sandiganbayan said, effectively closing that portion of the case.
Earlier forfeitures already covered major assets
The court cited earlier partial summary judgments that had already covered major forfeited assets, including Swiss deposits worth $658 million, the Arelma accounts valued at about $3.37 million (as of 1983), the Malacañang jewelry collection estimated between $110,055 and $153,089, and proceeds from the sale of artworks amounting to $17 million.
Case filed in 1991
Filed in December 1991, Civil Case No. 0141 was part of the government’s broader effort to recover assets not included in earlier forfeiture cases involving the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
With the remaining claims dismissed, however, one of the country’s most closely watched forfeiture cases has effectively reached its final stretch, closing not with a sweeping ruling on all assets, but with the termination of what was left on the table.
