Duterte also endorsed a controversial movement to give Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial with military honours last year. His closeness to the Marcos family has cast doubt over whether the plan to auction off the jewellery will go ahead. As her husband’s partner in what Filipinos have labeled the “conjugal dictatorship,” Imelda could have taught Ronald Reagan a thing or two about Teflon. She fascinated American officials, diplomats and journalists with her striking beauty and lavish hospitality.
