My only wish is for God to give me a little more strength to prolong my life, Imelda Marcos told reporters who asked about her birthday wish. Wearing a flowing red gown and diamond rings, the self-declared poverty-stricken Marcos was serenaded by throngs of supporters as she emerged from her private chambers in the family mansion in their northern stronghold of Batac. She insisted that Ferdinand Marcos Junior, her senator son and namesake of her late husband, was qualified to contest the presidency in May 2016. (Returning to) Malacanang would be a great help, in implementing her projects, said Imelda Marcos, referring to the presidential palace. She amassed a jewelry collection valued in the tens of millions of dollars and acquired hundreds of paintings by international masters, including Monets and Picassos. The government conservatively estimates that Marcos plundered government coffers of about $10 billion. While the rest of the country wallowed in poverty and thousands of activists were killed or went missing, Imelda Marcos and her children enjoyed a jet-setting lifestyle. abs-cbnnews/focus/07/02/14/85-year-old-imelda-son-plot-reclaim-presidency
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