Duterte: Marcoses ready to return gold bars, portion of hidden wealth

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z6MW-bWE0KQ" width="560"></iframe></figure>President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the Marcos family has expressed willingness to return gold bars and a portion of their supposed hidden wealth.&quot;The Marcoses sabi nila they will open everything and probably return maybe yung nakita lang,&quot; Duterte said in a speech delivered at the Malacañang.&quot;Sabi nila, &#x27;We are ready to open and bring back pati a few gold bars.&#x27; Sabi nila, &#x27;It&#x27;s just a few but sabi nila isauli nila,&#x27;&quot; the president said.Duterte did not say the name of the Marcos family spokesperson or the worth of the wealth that will be returned.According to the Marcos family&#x27;s emissary, the gold bars and wealth were only kept as former dictator Ferdinand Marcos was trying to secure the Philippine economy.&quot;Ang sabi nila the father was only protecting the economy... but ganito ang lumabas parang naitago,&quot; Duterte said.&quot;I will accept the explanation whether or not it is true kasi wala na e. They are ready to return,&quot; he added.Duterte said he is set to appoint a former chief justice, a certified public accountant, and a third official who is not affiliated with any party as negotiators.&quot;Tatlong tao yang mag-usap sa kanila... I&#x27;m trying to look for a guy not identified with anybody to handle the negotiations kung gusto nila,&quot; Duterte said.For 30 years, the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) was able to recover P170.7 billion or $3.7 billion, accounting for almost half of the 5 to 10 billion US dollars of alleged ill-gotten wealth. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/23/16/how-much-is-marcos-ill-gotten-wealth">How much is Marcos&#x27; ill-gotten wealth?</a></li></ul>The government is still pursuing 248 cases against the Marcoses and their alleged cronies in various courts, with some appeals pending before the Supreme Court. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/07/16/why-the-recovery-of-marcos-ill-gotten-wealth-has-taken-ages">Why the recovery of Marcos &#x27;ill-gotten wealth&#x27; has taken ages</a></li></ul><div> </div>

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the Marcos family has expressed willingness to return a some gold bars and a portion of their supposed hidden wealth.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the Marcos family has expressed willingness to return a some gold bars and a portion of their supposed hidden wealth.

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Duterte: Marcoses ready to return gold bars, portion of hidden wealth

Duterte: Marcoses ready to return gold bars, portion of hidden wealth

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Published Aug 29, 2017 04:30 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 29, 2017 04:37 PM PHT

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