Senator Bongbong Marcos confirmed he had a direct hand in trying to withdraw US$213M from a Swiss bank in 1986 February 25, 2012 373 My exclusive interview with Sen. Bongbong Marcos By Raïssa Robles One remark you might hear from supporters of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is that we shouldn’t blame the son for the sins of the father. Even Satur Ocampo (co-founder of the National Democratic Front, the coalition of progressive leftist groups in the country, including the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army) said something to this effect when he defended his decision to run with the dictators son in 2010. “We are not collecting from the son,” Ocampo said to explain why he and Bongbong Marcos were on the same Senate slate (Nacionalista Party, led by Manny Villar) and even shook hands. Ocampo had even added that “the guy was sincere to us.” (hahahaha! sus linte, nonoy, nag-anu-anu ka imo ya man???) Ocampo, it seems, HAS FORGOTTEN that Bongbong Marcos had called human rights victims like himself GREEDY back in February 24, 1999, during the 13th year celebration of the Edsa 1 People Power. Bongbong Marcos insulted his father’s human rights victims whom he noted were squabbling among themselves because: Basta’t may pag-asang magkapera, nagaaway-away na sila” (As long as there’s a chance of making money, they’ll fight among themselves). I am posting at the end in full the news item entitled – Bongbong: “Apology? They only want money.” - raissarobles/2012/02/25/senator-bongbong-marcos-confirmed-he-had-a-direct-hand-in-trying-to-withdraw-us213m-from-a-swiss-bank-in-1986/ ___________________________________________________________ WHAT EDSA? WHAT VICTIMS? - Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. By Annie Ruth Sabangan and Dennis Carcamo, Reporters;’ with a report from Inocencio Maderazo Manila Times Internet Edition, 23 February 1999 Some of these people that are claiming they are human rights victims have never been victims of anything except their own greed, Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos said in an interview with newsmen in his office at the Ilocos capitol. The statement came just a day after the country celebrated the 13th anniversary of the EDSA people power uprising that threw the Marcoses out of Malacañang. It was the strongest made by a member of the Marcos family since they were driven out of power by the EDSA revolt. The Marcoses have taken on a higher profile since President Estrada took office last July. Estrada is a friend of the Marcoses. Bongbong Marcos also rejected ALL calls for an apology from the Marcoses, saying the human rights victims only wanted money, and not an apology. It boils down to money. They dont want an apology, they want money, Marcos said. And I think their true colors are showing because kung mayroong pag-asang magkapera, mag-aaway-away na rin sila, he added. [If there is a chance to get money, they will fight among themselves.] He was referring to reports of a feud between Claimants 1081 and the Samahan ng Mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Para sa Amnestiya (SELDA). Both groups are composed of victims of human rights violations during the martial law years. We will apologize if we have done something wrong. We have not even seen that the so-called human rights claimants do actually exist, Marcos told newsmen. In 1992, some 10,000 victims of human rights violation filed a class suit against the Marcoses and went on to win in the Hawaii District Court. The victims were awarded $2.2 billion in damages, although they have not yet been paid until now. More recently, the Marcoses and the government have agreed in principle to set aside one-third of the $580-million Marcos bank accounts now held in escrow at the Philippine National Bank. The amount was formerly part of the Marcos secret bank accounts in Switzerland. Marcos also belittled the 13th anniversary celebrations of the EDSA revolution last Monday, saying there was no revolution. Instead, he described the people power revolt that ousted his family from Malacañang as a political power grab.-- seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/Tagalog_Default_files/Philippine_Culture/remembering_edsa_1_fs.htm _______________________________________________________ (L) First Prime Minister and founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, from his memoirs, From Third World To First, said, Only in the Philippines could a leader like Ferdinand Marcos, who PILLAGED his country for over 20 years, still be considered for a national (heros) burial. Insignificant amounts of the loot have been recovered, yet his wife and children were allowed to return and engage in politics. (R)The unapologetic mata-pobre (as if their money wasnt stolen) Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos, son of the deceased dictator mummy of Batac, Ilocos Norte who removed free elections and was responsible for killing thousands of Filipinos, seems to have trouble with his tie. Behind him to the right is businessman Lance Gokongwei - PHOTO by Raissa Robles
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