Former First Lady Imelda Marcos’ jewelry from the so-called Hawaii collection and the contested 18.5-hectare prime commercial property Payanig sa Pasig are among the P18.2 billion worth of recovered ill-gotten assets of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos that the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) plans to sell within the next two years.
The proposal to abolish of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is not a matter of concern to martial law rights abuse victims who have won a $2-billion judgment from a US district court against the estate of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
There’s no reason for the Presidential Commission on Good Government to stop going after Marcos’ alleged ill-gotten wealth unless it’s admitting it could no longer prove a claim against the late dictator’s estate, Sen. Francis Escudero told the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Wednesday.
The Presidential Commission on Good Government has outlived its purpose and it’s about time the Department of Justice take over from where it would leave, Sen. Joker Arroyo said on Wednesday.
The Philippine government is to wind down a near-30-year hunt for the embezzled wealth of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, with more than half the supposed $10-billion fortune still missing, the man in charge of the search said.
President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Vicente Gengos Jr. commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).
The glitter of gold and the sparkle of diamonds from Imelda Marcos’ jewelry collection may yet attract more tourists than her shoes, said the agency tasked with recovering the ill-gotten wealth of her family.
The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) has asked the Sandiganbayan to reconsider its dismissal of a nearly 25-year-long forfeiture case against tobacco and been tycoon Lucio Tan.
The Presidential Commission on Good Government is seeking to confiscate additional assets from Alfredo Romualdez, a brother-in-law of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, consisting of the Swiss bank deposits of two corporations that he had acquired.
The Presidential Commission on Good Government is seeking to confiscate additional assets from Alfredo Romualdez, a brother-in-law of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, consisting of the Swiss bank deposits of two corporations that he had acquired.
Claiming unpaid rent, the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) has sought the eviction of nine tenants from Payanig sa Pasig, the formerly private lot that was surrendered to the government in 1986 by an associate of the late President Ferdinand Marcos.
The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) said Saturday it will auction off two properties once owned by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos for at least P315.8 million ($7.3 million).
The Presidential Commission on Good Government, which holds office in Mandaluyong City, was created by former President Corazon Aquino’s Executive Order No. 1, which was signed on Feb. 28, 1986. It was tasked to investigate and recover ill-gotten wealth accumulated by ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his associates.
