The Presidential
Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is a quasi-judicial agency that was
created during the administration of President Corazon Aquino, its primary duty
was to recover ill-gotten wealth accumulated during the time Ferdinand Marcos
was the president.
Current and
incumbent President, Rodrigo Roa Duterte was the one who made a proposal to
expand the powers of the PCGG, instead of just focusing on the ill gotten
wealth accumulated by Marcos and his cronies, he suggested that it should
include the ill-gotten wealth of other corrupt public officials.
Before, during,
and after the presidential campaign it was not a secret to the public that
Duterte is in good graces with the Marcoses, it was during his presidency that
finally the last wishes of the former President Marcos and his family was
granted- that he be laid in the Libingan ng mga Bayani inside Fort Bonifacio.
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| Bongbong, Apo Marcos,and Tatay Digong, Can it be the closeness of Duterte to the Marcoses be the reason for the sudden willingness of the Marcos family to surrender to the Philippine government some wealth in their possession?? (photo credit to the owner) |
In to the second
year of his administration it was reported in the philippine news agency
website, another significant development that shows the trust being reposited
by the Marcoses to Duterte.
President Duterte
disclosed to the public that the family of former president Marcos is willing “open
everything” and “return” to the Philippine government some wealth in question,
including a few gold bars.
“The Marcoses --
I will not name the spokesman -- sabi nila na they’ll open everything and
probably return ‘yung nakita lang,” the President said during his speech after
the mass oath-taking of newly-appointed government officials in Malacañang.
“Sabi nila na,
‘malaki ang deficit mo sa… maybe this year, ang projected deficit spending
would be big,’ sabi niya. Baka makatulong. Pero hindi ito malaki,” Duterte
narrated.
“But we are
ready to open and bring back, sabi niya, ‘pati ‘yung a few gold bars.’ Hindi ganun
kalaki, it’s not a Fort Knox,
it’s just a few. But sabi nila, isauli nila para walang ano,” Duterte said.
The president
further narrated that an explanation was given by the Marcose for the wealth in
question and that he was accepting it.
“And the only
reason really was sabi nila, that the father was protecting the economy. Now,
of course, the eventual kung maalis siya. But he was thought of regaining the
Malacañan and that is why ganito ang lumabas. Parang naitago,” he said. *
“I will accept
the explanation, whether or not it is true, wala na eh. And they are ready to
return. How much, they would give me an accounting,” Duterte said.
The president
told media that he is on the hunt for a party not identified with any concerned
party to handle the negotiations.
“So I am now
scouting around. I have yet to select the guy para walang duda. Baka sabihin na
naman ‘nag-hao-siao,’ there is a back channeling,” he said.
“I’m looking at
a former Chief Justice. Sila na lang mag-usap. Then another certified public
accountant (CPA), and maybe a representative of all that is accepted also by
all. Para… So that tatlong tao ‘yan, mag-usap sa kanila,” Duterte said.
Reports from
PNA.gov.ph
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