it's a nice legend, to explain one's illegal money.
That is the more popular explanation for the golden buddha, that it did not really existed but was a fabrication by marcos, that he himself had the golden buddha made to be able to explain away the wealth he had and was stealing at the time.
Buhay na buhay ang BGC this evening. Bukas halos lahat ng restaurants. Sabi pa nung isang cashier...
Traffic!