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...riches seized in Hawaii may be modest in comparison with the real estate, foreign bank accounts and other hidden wealth allegedly controlled by Marcos and his family. Jovito Salonga, 65, head of Aquino's Presidential Commission on Good Government, which has been charged with recouping the fortune, estimated Marcos' assets at between $5 billion and $10 billion. Even the lower figure greatly exceeds the Philippines' 1985 government budget of $3.1 billion. During his tenure as President, Marcos received an annual salary...
...member of the commission charged with recovering Marcos' wealth said some commissioners, including chairman Jovito Salonga, would go to Hawaii to inspect documents Marcos took with him, which now are held by U.S. Customs officials in Honolulu...
...Salonga has said documents found in Malacanang Palace after Marcos and his family abandoned it link them to New York real estate valued at $350 million, which they have denied owning...
...unity, she made it plain that she would spare no effort to reclaim the vast fortune the Marcos family is believed to have spirited out of the country over the years. She announced the creation of a Cabinet-level Presidential Commission on Good Government, headed by former Senator Jovito Salonga, 65. One of the panel's tasks will be the recovery of an estimated $2 billion in "hidden wealth" that the Marcos family has surreptitiously squirreled away in the U.S. and Switzerland. Salonga said he had already secured counsel in New York City to block the possible sale of more...
Aquino can draw upon lots of experience in her opposition coalition. Her circle of advisers includes a number of Filipino political figures who have chafed on the sidelines of power for years. Among them: former Senator Jovito Salonga, head of a left-of-center splinter party and one of the country's best lawyers, and Jose Diokno, another former Senator and human rights activist. Aquino can call on economic expertise from the disaffected Philippine business community. She and her advisers have also been cultivating relations with high- and medium-ranking members of the armed forces. The question of whether...