Justice system in the Philippines is rubbish, if you are innocent and get jailed I think if the opposition is rich and hired a good lawyer then good luck you might end up suffering long long years of prison before proven innocent. Same with what had happened to the lottery winner though he accidentally altered the ticket but still 9 years is for me a very long wait though it is still worth the wait of course since the court finally recognized him as the lucky winner for that jackpot.
I am sure the lotto operators are aware that he won the game but they wanted to cheat him because of the mistake his daughter made. His winning could have been confirmed since it was just a part of the ticket that was erased. Justice delayed is indeed justice denied but at least this gambler got his reward. The Philippine legal system is even not too bad because the judgment favored the citizen. Nine years is a long time but this gambler will now enjoy his labour. $217,000 is a lot of money in the Philippines and I am sure he will still have a substantial amount after paying his bills that can make him live a good life for a greater part of his life if the win is well utilized.
I think the gambler had really done a good and endurance race to fight against the company that decided not to give him his winning because he's ticket got damaged. This should not be a reason why they would deprived him of his right to get his lottery winning since he won and they supposed to have the details in there system so why would they decided not to pay him his winning which is what he was dragging in the court for many years and it is so fortunate for him after winning the court case. He was strong enough and confidence which I think that was what made him to win the case.