Initial Outline No.

Title: The Legality of the Return of Marcos’ Golds in the Light of the Global Currency Reset
to Gold Standards

A. The Gobal Currency Reset and the Return to Gold Standards

A. The advantages of the “gold standard money” and disadvantages of “fiat money.”

B. The reasons for abandonment of the global standard and embracing the US dollar, and
again the call to return to gold standard.

C. The attempts by the international community to stockpile, increase their gold reserves,
legislate, embrace a new payment system not based on US dollar.

B. The Return of Marcos Gold claim

A. The alleged Marcos Gold and wealth from various published and verifiable sources.

B. The legality of the claim to return versus the restrictions imposed by the 2003 ruling of the
Supreme Court of ill-gotten wealth and the enacted human rights violations and reparation
act for martial law victims.

C. The manner of recovery whether thru PCGG or a legislative act.

C. Marcos Gold in the Central Bank and the New Monetary System

A. The manner how Philippine peso was issued and the current gold stockpile of the Central
Bank.

B. The impact of the returned Marcos Gold to Central Bank’s gold reserves and repercussion
to economy.

C. The legality of the Marcos Gold returning to the coffers of the Central Bank and of using
these as back up for new monetary system.

Preliminary Bibliography:

Sterling & Peggy Seagrave, “Gold Warriors: How America Secretly Recovered Yamashita’s Gold ,
Bowstring Book (2010)

Willem G. Wolters, From Silver Currency to the Gold Standard in the Philippine Islands, Philippine
Studies Vol. 51, No. 3, Dutch Views (2003), pp. 375-404

R.A. No. 10368, An Act Providing for Preparation and Recognition of Victims of Human Rights
Violations During the Marcos Regime

Republic vs. Sandiganbayan, 406 SCRA 190, July 15, 2003