MANILA: Philippine authorities said they have seized paintings from a Manila property of former first lady Imelda Marcos as part of government efforts to recover works by Picasso, Gauguin, Miro, Michelangelo and others.
The raid came a day after a special court ruled that eight paintings owned by the widow of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos had been acquired with embezzled state funds and must be turned over to the government.
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