Marcos Sr died in exile in Hawaii in 1989, after which his family returned to the Philippines to launch a comeback that culminated in his son's landslide election victory in May.

Marcos and his family have defied court orders and appealed rulings requiring them to surrender assets. They are still defendants in at least 40 civil cases related to their wealth.

MANILA—The Philippine government got a boost this week in its bid to gain what it considers ill-gotten wealth from the family of former President Ferdinand Marcos through a pair of court decisions.

Rappler's Lian Buan talks to human rights lawyer Ruben Carranza, a former commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good ...

Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., the son of former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos, is the frontrunner in the country's upcoming presidential election, sparking concern that searches for the family's ...

The Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that the Marcoses wealth in excess of their total legal income of around $304,000 from 1965 to 1986 was presumed to be ill-gotten.

Before their downfall in 1986, the Marcos "earned" their wealth by embezzling government funds and financial aid. They were not shy about flaunting their wealth and lived a lavishly extravagant ...

Philippine lawmakers have proposed a $4.9 billion sovereign wealth fund to be chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to boost growth, but critics warn it will be prone to graft and risk Filipino ...

Marcos, who ruled the Southeast Asian country for about two decades, fled to Hawaii 30 years ago this week after a near bloodless popular revolt. He died in exile three years later.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday signed into law a bill creating a sovereign wealth fund, marking a key legislative win for his administration after months of debates and ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is pushing for the immediate enactment of a bill in the Senate that will set up a sovereign wealth fund that proponents say will shield the country from ...

A Philippines lawmaker has submitted a bill seeking to scrap a commission tasked with recovering billions of dollars in wealth plundered during the rule of the president's late father, arguing it ...