SC clears NoCotguv, ex-husband of criminal charges

 CLEARED. North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco (center) receives the news about the dismissal of the 2004 graft and malversation case filed against her and ex-husband Pompey Perez while presiding over a meeting of the Provincial Development Council in Kidapawan City on Tuesday, September 29. The case against Catamco, who was still a private individual at the time, stems from her and her ex-husband's business dealing with the local government of Poro in Cebu province involving the supply of fertilizer products. (PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH COTABATO PIO, MINDANAO EXPOSE') 

COTABATO CITY    –  North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco on Tuesday said she felt vindicated by the Supreme Court ruling dismissing the criminal charges filed against her and her former husband, Pompey Perez, over the alleged misuse of PHP5-million fertilizer funds by the local government of Poro in Cebu province in 2004.

“Justice has triumphed as the trumped-up case filed against me years ago has just been trashed by no less than the Supreme Court (SC) of the Philippines,” Catamco said in a statement.

“I'm ecstatic and overjoyed by this development as my case has even contributed to the rich annals of jurisprudence, especially in the meaning and concept of the right to speedy disposition of cases. I feel grateful for this gift,” she added.