{"id":143081,"date":"2018-01-02T03:25:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T08:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=143081"},"modified":"2018-01-02T03:25:10","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T08:25:10","slug":"palace-denies-compromise-deal-with-the-marcoses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/02\/palace-denies-compromise-deal-with-the-marcoses\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace denies compromise deal with the Marcoses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Newly-appointed Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. (VALERIE ESCALERA\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang denied allegations that the Duterte administration has made a deal with the Marcoses, saying they only received the draft proposal of the compromise deal on the wealth of the late President Ferdinand Marcos\u2019 family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no truth to the allegation that the government has reached a compromise agreement with the family of the late President Ferdinand Marcos,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAtty. Oliver Lozano may have written to Malaca\u00f1an proposing the creation of a legal team that would study a compromise agreement with the Marcos family. The proposal, however, has not been acted and agreed upon by the Palace,\u201d Roque added.<\/p>\n

Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said his office had received the proposal from lawyer Oliver Lozano, proposing to the government a chunk of the Marcoses\u2019 wealth in exchange of the drop of all cases against the late dictator\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

Lozano is known to be a Marcos loyalist.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wrote our office and attached that draft. He has been submitting a lot of proposals and suggestions. Our office just acknowledges receipt of the same and thanks him for his suggestions,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe document was sent to the office by Atty Oliver Lozano. Our office as a matter of courtesy and policy acknowledges receipt of any letter coming from any citizen. No action has been taken on Atty. Lozano\u2019s proposal,\u201d Panelo added.<\/p>\n

Lozano reportedly claimed that the said proposal had been forwarded to the Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG).<\/p>\n

The proposal includes a supposed House bill granting immunity to the Marcoses and allowing compromise on their sequestered assets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Executive, as we all know, recognizes the separation of powers and independence of Congress. We leave the matter to the House of Representatives to discuss and deliberate,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Marcoses have decided to return their wealth, which has been allegedly amassed from the Philippine government during the presidency of the late Ferdinand Marcos, to the current administration in achieving its big projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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