Marcos to run for president

Marcos to run for president

MANILA (AFP): Imelda Marcos, who has been convicted on graft and faces 12 years in jail, said yesterday she will run for president of the Philippines in the May 11 elections to "bring back dignity, decency and leadership" to the office.

The widow of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos said she owed it to "God country and people" to seek the nation's highest office. She also wants to ensure that her husband's wealth, estimated at billions of dollars, is given to the Philippine people.

She said this was to "ensure that Marcos wealth thru the Marcos Foundation will go directly to the Filipino people, and to bring back dignity, decency and leadership to the position."