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However, what irks me about this story is that it took them a delay of 9 years to reach a decision on such a simple case. Considering it's a government agency involved, you'd think they could have expedited the investigation.

The time is reasonable if we look at the process.
- The Regional Trial Court ruled in favor of the bettor but the PCSO appealed and brought it to the Court of Appeals.
- The Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the RTC but the PCSO still not convinced so they went to the highest court.
- The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the two lower courts.

The PCSO have all the resources so they exercised all their legal options and that's why it took a total of 9 years to come to a decision with finality. That means there will be no more appeals.

I totally get the legal process, but if we had a similar case like this in our countries, I doubt it would take even close to 5 years before the final decision is released. I understand that the Supreme Court is the highest court in the Philippines, and its decisions are final and can't be appealed. However, waiting for 9 years, in my opinion, is still way too long.

That's how the system works if you don't have that money and right people to help you, it will b quicker if you knew someone who have higher authority or if that person use socia media to create attentions, the process might be speed up since the court don't want any negative criticizm and for sure there are many so called righteous people who will ride with this case to help speeding up the process.

But since the winner patiently waits and continues to follow that so called legal process, it took him 9 years before he could finally enjoy the money that he deserves.

It appears that the PCSO is unwilling to assist the winner, despite him having all the necessary evidence to prove his win. While I understand that it's a substantial amount of money, the PCSO generates significant daily revenue from the lottery. It would be more than fair to award the rightful winner, not only as a matter of justice but also to inspire bettors who consistently place bets in the hopes of winning the jackpot prize one day.

The management will always find its way to make profit even if that means disqualifying/ delaying someone if there are any problems. It is a business still even if it is affiliated with the government. Unfortunately, what happened became frustrating for the winner; imagine being one but an accident happened which risked his eligibility of the prize. But I cannot see paying only a portion as an option for the lottery; it is just whether they could recieve the prize or not. If they are making a consideration then what's the use of giving just a percentage of it. And if they won't really release it then it would leave a statement to their general rules which should be reflected on the next potential winners.