The court found that the jewels could not have been bought by Ferdinand Marcos on his government salary of a few thousands dollars. This, the court said, was sufficient to presume they were unlawfully acquired.President Marcos and his family amassed billions during his 21 years in power. They fled to Hawaii in 1986 when the army and Filipinos turned against him in a bloodless revolution.When Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos arrived in the US, they brought with them hundreds of pieces of jewellery and a couple of dozen gold bricks, reportedly wedding anniversary presents from Imelda to her husband. Back in the Philippines, Imelda’s shoe collection was displayed at the presidential palace as a symbol of her lavish lifestyle.
