Imelda Marcos

15. January 2011 | 14:49

$1,000 for Marcos victims

Imelda Marcos, wife of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The couple and their cronies have been accused of amassing ill-gotten wealth during president Marcos’ 20-year rule that ended in revolution in 1986. AFP PHOTO (News Source: Asia News Network - 02:23:50)

$1,000 for Marcos victims

The settlement may amount to Ã¢loose change,Ã¢ but the $7.5-million pay-out for human rights abuse victims (or $1,000 for each victim) during martial law in the Philippines is an affirmation of the ….. (News Source: Asia News Network - 02:16:10)

Philippine victims of Marcos win $7.5 mln in U.S. court

MANILA (Reuters) - Victims of rights abuses under the regime of Ferdinand Marcos will pursue further assets of the deposed Philippine dictator after a U.S. court awarded them $7.5 million this week, their lawyer said on Friday. (News Source: The Star - 12:41:53)

Judge OKs payments in Marcos abuse case

The lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the landmark human-rights abuse case against the estate of the former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos said he will personally distribute the first installment of a $2 billion judgment to the more than 7,000 victims or their survivors living in the Philippines. (News Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - 11:35:46)

Sandigan junks Marcoses’ motion vs MalacaÃ±ang jewelry ruling

A special division of the Philippine anti-graft court has junked the motions filed by two members of the Marcos family who were questioning the government’s right to claim the so-called MalacaÃ±ang jewelry collection. (News Source: GMA News - 12:09:32)

Planned PCGG abolition should not be rushed-ex-commissioner

A former commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Governance on Thursday said the proposal to dissolve the body should be studied carefully as it would disrupt long-delayed efforts to recover ill-gotten wealth of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. (News Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer - 13:33:07)

Sandiganbayan junks Marcoses’ appeal on US account

THE SANDIGANBAYAN has junked an appeal of the Marcoses to reverse the ruling that declared millions of dollars stashed in a United States bank as ill-gotten due to the absence of new evidence. (News Source: BusinessWorld Online - 17:19:19)

Sandiganbayan junks Marcoses’ appeal on US account

MANILA, Philippines - The Sandiganbayan has junked an appeal of the Marcoses to reverse the ruling that declared millions of dollars stashed in a United States bank as ill-gotten due to the absence of new evidence. (News Source: ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 17:12:12)

The bottom line for bags under eyes

Q. I have bags under my eyes. Nothing works to remove them, but they are better since I started using Preparation H, a hemorrhoid cream, on them - a tip I read in a men’s health magazine. What do you think?A. This offbeat anti-wrinkle tip has been around for years, and we haven’t heard of any serious adverse effects, although using a product designed for one end (especially that one) near the … (News Source: Chicago Sun-Times - 02:44:00)

Pulitzer prize-winning photographer back in town

MANILA, Philippines - 25 years after “People Power,” American photojournalist Kim Komenich, whose photographs of that historical event won him the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography, returns to the country to thank the people that were instrumental in earning him the plum. “I can’t tell you how many people I owe a picture to. I’ve never been very good at saying thank you because I’ve … (News Source: Manila Bulletin - 08:14:58)

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