Any GBC to published? or Marcos Gold Bullion related stories and PCGG?
Pedro Palafox Laurel a Treasure hunter, who found Gold and then worked out a deal with the Former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, where he would turn over the gold he found to Marcos who would work out getting it out of the Country and then give a share of the gold that would at that point be in a foreign country. On that basis Marcos gave him as his share of gold Marcos had deposited in UBS using Lincoln Bank and Trust and Bengal Trading Limited as the Agent with the following certificate numbers: 11833,11833-1,11833-2,11833-3,11833-4,11833-.
Mother Account at UBS is comprised of bullion account numbers for different owners, but this principal mother account was in the name of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos for convenience purposes. Gold in the Philippines is under strict control by the Central Bank, and in the 1970’s and 80”s it was prohibited for individuals to own any quantity of Gold. They had to surrender/sell it to Central Bank. The only way to circumvent that was through the Office of the President, where he would get a cut and the [ Finder ] would get a share..