What others say about the book: "Presidential Plunder reflects the patriotism, integrity and competence that have made Jovito Salonga one of our country's most admired leaders. It should be read by all Filipinos." -- Emannuel Pelaez, former Senator, Vice-President of the Philippines, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, & Ambassador to the United States. "Dr. Salonga unravels the evil schemes by which Marcos plundered the nation's wealth and reveals the tortuous recovery of a part of it, P83 billion or almost $2 billion by mid-2000. On top of destroying our democracy and national economy and massively violating human rights, the enormity of his presidential plunder-- estimated at $5 to $10 billion-- demonstrates how Ferdinand Marcos betrayed our country. " -- Jose V. Abueva, Professor Emeritus & former President, University of the Philippines "This is the definitive book on the monumental Marcos plunder written with great authority and expertise by someone who came closest to the issue as the first PCGG Chairman; an outstanding example of politically engaged scholarship coupled with the legal sharpness that the author is well-known for." -- Belinda A. Aquino, Professor of Political Science & Asian Studies, Director of the Center for Philippine Studies, University of Hawaii, & author of The Politics of Plunder. "To read this book is to experience the grim tragedy of a people deceived, defrauded and victimized by a vicious greed for wealth and power-- a people painfully uncertain if justice will ever be theirs." -- Cecilia Muņoz-Palma, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court & Chairperson of the Constitutional Commission that drafted the 1987 Constitution. "A historic book of political truth, this is an extremely important book not only for the Philippines, but for all who seek to develop courageous democratic political leadership and citizen competence for a nonviolent, free, and economically just world." -- Glenn D. Paige, University of Hawaii, President of the Center for Global Nonviolence, and author of The Scientific Study of Political Leadership. "By creating the PCGG under Executive No. 1, which Mr. Salonga conceptualized, President Cory Aquino served notice that recovery of the loot was her first priority after the EDSA Revolution." -- Sedfrey A. Ordoņez, former Secretary of Justice. "Once more, Dr. Jovy Salonga renders an invaluable public service to the Filipino people by documenting for posterity the plunder of this nation during the Marcos years. The Marcosian plunder should never happen again, and books like this will remind our people to remain forever vigilant against would-be plunderers." -- Antonio T. Carpio, former Presidential Legal Counsel & University of the Philippines Regent. 9 x 6 inches 421 pages hardbound |
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