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Deceased (case extinguished)

Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.

10th President of the Philippines (1965-1986)

Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

Accusations

  • Subject of decades-long Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) civil and criminal proceedings to recover alleged ill-gotten wealth amassed during his administration, including funds traced to Swiss bank accounts and assets held under various corporate veils.
  • Named in Sandiganbayan forfeiture cases that have continued against the Marcos estate and surviving family members since his death.

Denial

Marcos Sr. publicly maintained throughout his life that the wealth attributed to him was legitimately earned or inherited. His heirs and the family's legal counsel have continued to contest the PCGG cases on legal and procedural grounds.

Connected events

  1. Legal consequence

    EDSA People Power ends Marcos rule; plunder recovery cases begin

    Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. flees Malacañang following the EDSA People Power uprising. The incoming administration establishes the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) by executive order to recover ill-gotten wealth. PCGG cases and Swiss-account proceedings against the Marcos family and cronies continue for decades.

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  2. Legal consequence

    Sandiganbayan convicts Imelda Marcos of seven counts of graft

    The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division convicts former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos of seven counts of graft for serving as president, member, or trustee of Swiss foundations into which Philippine public funds had been transferred during the Marcos administration.

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    Denial (1)

    Imelda Marcos and her counsel denied the allegations and announced an intention to appeal, contesting both the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan to try the offences and the sufficiency of the evidence to establish prohibited financial interest in the Swiss foundations.