Marcos Legacy
(Plunder and Ill-gotten wealth)

What a government! With moderate greed as the standard of good behavior. Where a $60M (or P2.5B) commission is acceptable. And we had such high hopes in the wake of the Marcos pillage. Even enacting R.A. 7080 (An Act Defining And Penalizing The Crime Of Plunder).

Having witnessed the recent pardon of a President convicted of plunder, public apathy remains. But because said pardon may have just been a defensive move to obtain support against impeachment for her own plundering activities, and in the interest of vigilance (not to mention to keep up with current events), we shall revisit R.A. 7080.

By legal definition, ill-gotten wealth is any asset, property, business enterprise or material possession of any person acquired directly or indirectly through dummies, nominees, agents, subordinates and/or business associates by any combination or series of the following means or similar schemes:

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