Philippines to auction off jewels recovered from Marcos
Manila
PHILIPPINE authorities pledged on Monday to auction off as soon as possible millions of dollars' worth of jewellery recovered from late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family.
The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), created to recover the millions stolen by Marcos and his allies, has also launched a website aimed at retrieving hundreds of art masterpieces believed to have been obtained by the Marcos family with "ill-gotten wealth", said commissioner Andrew de Castro.
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