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Cojuangco, Jr. vs. Sandiganbayan

EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO, JR.,* PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG), RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 247982 | 2021-04-28

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
DELOS SANTOS, J.:
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Prohibition[1] under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court which seeks to enjoin the Sandiganbayan from further exercising jurisdiction over Civil Case Nos. 0033-B, 0033-C, 0033-D, 0033-E, 0033-G; and 0033-H, involving complaints for recovery of ill-gotten wealth filed by respondent Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) against petitioner Eduardo M. Cojuangco, Jr. (petitioner) and other defendants, and for the Court to order the dismissal of the aforesaid cases on the reason that the Sandiganbayan has unjustly allowed the same to be...