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In a 27-page ruling promulgated on March 5, 2025, the high court’s third division upheld the forfeiture of properties and accounts belonging to retired Lieutenant General Jacinto Ligot and his family, which collectively amounted to approximately P155 million.

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Despite recurring corruption cases, Republic Act No. 1379, a law enacted in 1955 allowing the state to seize illegally acquired wealth, has rarely been enforced.

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Former Bulacan First District engineer Henry Alcantara is willing to return the alleged ill-gotten wealth he acquired, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.

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In a 27-page ruling promulgated on March 5, 2025, the high court’s third division upheld the forfeiture of properties and accounts belonging to retired Lieutenant General Jacinto Ligot and his family, which collectively amounted to approximately P155 million.

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Despite recurring corruption cases, Republic Act No. 1379, a law enacted in 1955 allowing the state to seize illegally acquired wealth, has rarely been enforced.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-12 15:43:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2022/05/19/gavel-3577255960720_2022-05-19_10-42-28280_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2474895 [Title] => Alcantara ready to give up ill-gotten wealth, says Remulla [Summary] =>

Former Bulacan First District engineer Henry Alcantara is willing to return the alleged ill-gotten wealth he acquired, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.

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