‘Recall dismissal of case vs ex-Rizal mayor’

The Sandiganbayan's Seventh Division was asked by government prosecutors to reconsider its ruling that dismissed a usurpation charge filed against former Mayor Pedro Cuerpo of Rodriguez, Rizal in connection with the authority he issued to private vehicles to operate as public utility vehicles (PUVs) in 2006.

In a resolution promulgated on August 15, 2016, the anti-graft court junked the charge after it found that Cuerpo's right to speedy case disposition was violated because of a nine-year delay before the case was filed.