BAGO MAGSALITA UKOL SA PAGMOVE-ON ANG SINUMAN, PAG-USAPAN MUNA NG MGA PILIPINO ANG MGA ASSETS NA ITO, KUNG LAHAT NGA AY NAISAULI NA NG MGA MARCOSES

By Maria Lourdes Sereno

Philippine History
Philippine History
Philippine History
Philippine History

Alam niyo po ba kung gaanong kalaking yaman ang na-diskubreng kinamkam ng pamilya Marcos, kaya mukhang napunta tuloy sila sa Guiness Book of World Records sa larangan ng “Greatest Robbery of a Government”? Ililista po natin ang mga assets na iyon sa baba.

Well-settled judicial finding–pinal na konklusyon na–ng pinakamataas na hukuman sa Pilipinas, ng unanimous Supreme Court noon pang 2003, na ang lehitimong income lamang ng mga Marcoses ay USD 304,372.43 na palagi na nating nababanggit. Ulitin po natin kung paano ito na-compute, ayon sa Supreme Court:

1. Noong 1965, ang huling taon ng pag-file ni Pangulong Marcos ng kaniyang SALN bagamat required siya every year na mag-file nito hanggang sa 1984, and dineklara lang niyang yaman ay PhP 120,000, at wala nang iba.

2. Noong years 1965 to 1984, sa Joint Income Tax Returns nila Ferdinand at Imelda Marcos, may mga ni-reject ang Court na claims of legitimate income, kasi: (a) yung 67% na claimed law practice income, ni isang kliyente ay walang na-identify sa ITR at alam naman na walang law office si Ferdinand Sr. noon; (b) yung mga “Other Income” at “Miscellaneous” items nila na income daw ay wala ni isang identified na source or payor, kaya hindi pwedeng paniwalaan ang ITRs nila.

3. Ang pwedeng paniwalaan lang na lehitimong income nila ay yung galing sa pamahalaan na bayad sa kanila bilang sweldo during their 20 years since Ferdinand became President in 1965. At ang total noon ay USD 304,372.43 lamang.

Ibig sabihin po:

1. Peke po ang mga claims ni Pangulong Marcos sa mga income tax returns niya;

2. Hindi po nagsiwalat si Pangulong Marcos ukol sa kaniyang assets simula noong 1966;

3. Wala ni isang titulo ng lupa na pinakitang pinanggalingan ng apaw-apaw na yaman nila;

4. Wala ni isang gold bar na na-claim nila na pinanggalingan ng yaman nila;

5. So fake lahat ang youtube claims na kumakalat ukol sa yaman nila; at

6. In all probability, yung mga ill-gotten wealth ang ginagamit nila ngayon.

Ano po ang ill-gotten wealth? Ito ay ang mga yaman na sobra sa lehitimong income ng mga government officials. Iyan po ang batas at desisyon ukol sa pagpapatunay ng nakaw na yaman mula sa pang-aabuso ng kapangyarihan ng mga government officials.

Tandaan niyo po, they had every chance to prove their titles to property, to gold bars, wala ni isang pruweba, panay general allegations lang na lehitimo lahat iyun at kanila iyung mga bilyones na yaman na iyon.

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ANG LISTAHAN NG ASSETS NA BINABAWI NG TAUMBAYAN SA MGA MARCOSES:

Kaya ang status ng taumbayan, as of 2017, kailangan pang humabol sa mga ill-gotten wealth ng mga Marcos. Ito po ang alam ng Supreme Court as of 2017, na listahan ng mga assets na included sa mga kaso, na yung iba ay nahabol na at yung iba naman ay hinahabol pa na nakaw na yaman, ayon sa Solicitor General, sa pamilyang Marcos.

“(1) Holding companies, agro-industrial ventures and other investments identified by Rolando Gapud in his Affidavit dated August 1, 1987 marked as Annexes “A”, “A-1” to “A-6”, inclusive, and hereto attached as integral parts hereof;

(2) Landholdings, buildings. condominium units, mansions and other houses which the Marcos spouses built, improved or acquired during their 20-year rule as listed and described in Annex “B” (Bonifacio Gillego’s Sworn Statement dated June 30, 1986) and the list of landholdings, buildings and mansions of the arrival of the Marcoses discovered by the PCGG in 1986 hereto attached as Annex “13-1”, which are integral parts hereof;

(3) Properties held for the Marcoses and surrendered to the Government (through PCGG) as part of the Marcos ill-gotten wealth by his known crony, Mr. Jose Y. Campos, estimated to be about P2.5-B as of April 8, 1986 aside from the P250-M cash as stated in his affidavit and other documents marked as Annexes “C,” “C-1,” to “C-4”, inclusive and hereto attached as integral parts hereof;

(4) Properties held for the Marcoses and surrendered to the Government by another Marcos crony, Mr. Antonio Floirendo estimated to be about $30-M, aside from the P70-M cash and the $653,856.40 paid as taxes in the United States as stated in his affidavit, Compromise Agreement and Agreement marked as Annexes “D”, “D-1” to “D-2”, respectively, and attached hereto as integral parts hereof;

(5) The so-called New York properties valued at $250-M as described in paragraphs 15-21, inclusive, of another Affidavit of Rolando Gapud dated January 14, 1987 marked as Annexes “E”, “E-1”, “E-2” and “E-2-a” as well as in Annex “A” of Civil Case No. 0001 hereto attached as Annex “E-3” which are integral parts hereof;

(6) Painting and silverwares, already sold at public auction in the United States worth $17-M as shown by Annex “F” hereof, aside from the jewelries, paintings and other valuable decorative arts found in Malacañang and in the United States estimated to be about $23.9-M as listed and described in Annexes “F-1”, “F-2”, “F-2-a” and “F-3” hereto attached as integral parts hereof;

(7) Philippine peso bills amounting to P27,744,535.00, foreign currencies and jewelries amounting to $4-M and Certificates of Time Deposits worth P46.4-M seized by the U.S. customs authorities upon arrival of the Marcoses in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. (now subject of a separate charge before the Ombudsman) when they tled hastily at the height of the February 22-25, 1986 EDSA Revolt, as shown hereto attached documents, marked as Annexes “G”, “G-1” and “G-2”, which are integral parts hereof;

(8) The US$30-M in the custody of the Central Bank (as part of the dollar denominated treasury bills purchased by the Marcoses from the Central Bank through their dummies using their dollar deposits in Switzerland, the relevant documents of which are hereto attached and marked as Annexes “H”, “H-1” up to “H-4”, inclusive and which are integral parts hereof;

(9) Shares of stocks in Piedras Petroleum Co. Inc. (PIEDRAS) and in Oriental Petroleum & Minerals Corporation (OCPM) worth P500-M as shown by Annexes “I”, “I-1” up to “I-3”, inclusive hereto attached as integral parts hereof;

(10) Shares of stock in Balabac Oil Company worth about P42-M as described in the affidavit of Mr. Raymundo S. Feliciano hereto attached as Annexes “J”, “J-1” and “J-2”, plus the 60% of the sequestered assets of CDCP in the amount of P172,378,030 (Annex “J-3” hereof), and form as integral parts hereof;

(11) The amount of P10-M as described by Jesus Tanchangco in his affidavit hereto attached as Annex “K” and the 45% beneficial ownership of FM in Landoil as stated by Jose de Venecia, Jr. in his affidavit dated March 7, 1987, marked as Annex “K-1” and hereto attached as integral part hereof;

(12) The amounts of Philippine peso and US dollars deposited in the Securities Bank & Trust Co. (SBTC) totalling P974,885,480.46 and US$6,522,361.29 as shown in Annexes “L” and “L-1” which are integral parts hereof;

(13) The total amounts of the shareholding of the Marcoses in SBTC which were sold by the PCGG at P161,200,000.00 and which has increased to P238.7-M including interests, but excluding P15-M already received by PCGG as shown by the hereto attached documents marked as Annexes “M”, “M-1” to “M-2” which are integral parts hereof;

(14) The other properties already recovered such as the 21 vehicles registered in the names of Fernando and Susan Timbol estimated to be worth about P5.1-M as shown by the attached documents marked as Annexes “N” and “N-1” hereof;

(15) Philippine pesos deposits in Traders Royal Bank totalling over P1-B which had been invested by Mr. Marcos from 1978 to May 9, 1983 as shown by an analysis of Trust Account No. 76/128 and 76/128A of Mr. Marcos hereto attached as Annexes “O”, “O-1”, “O-2” and “O-2-a” and which are integral parts hereof;

(16) The other properties in the United States already recovered in the total amount of US$25.7-M as shown by the hereto attached report on recovered and sold assets abroad, 1986-91, marked as Annex “P” and hereto attached as integral part hereof;

(17) The bank deposits in Luxembourg, Hongkong, the Cayman Islands, United States and other countries which have not yet been fully documented and the approximate amounts therein cannot yet be determined and, hence, a reservation is hereby made to file a separate forfeiture petition to cover the said hidden fortunes upon full discovery;

(18) The secret deposits in Swiss banks, which will be fully discussed later and being the primary and principal object of this petition for forfeiture pursuant to judgments of the Swiss Federal Tribunal in “Heirs of Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda Marcos, Avertina Foundation Vaduz, Imelda Marcos, Vibur Foundation, Heirs of Ferdinand Marcos, Palmy Foundation Vaduz versus Attorney General of District of Zurich, Attorney General of Canton of Zurich, and Republic of the Philippines (Zurich Decision), and Heirs of Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda Marcos, and Aguamina Corporation versus Chambre d’ accusation of the Fribourg Cantonal Court and the Republic of the Philippines (Fribourg Decision). The certified true translations of the Zurich and Fribourg Decision are attached hereto as Annexes “Q” and “Q-1”, respectively, while the identified accounts and the determined balances amounting to US$350-M, more or less, are shown by the attached Flow Charts of five (5) account groups marked as Annexes “R”, “R-1” to “R-5”, inclusive. and which are integral parts hereof.”

Nakakalula ano po? Sana po mabigyan ang taumbayan ng updated report ng PCGG tungkol sa listahan na iyan. Ang listahan na iyan ay matatagpuan sa footnote 13 ng 2017 Supreme Court decision, yung link nasa baba. Ang posters po sa baba ay mismong screenshots ng listahang yan sa Supreme Court decision na posted sa website ng SC.

Ito po ang links ng unanimous Supreme Court decisions finding the Marcoses holding ill-gotten wealth:

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