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Ferdinand Marcos died in exile in Hawaii in 1989 and his widow and children returned home years later. They left behind staggering amounts of personal belongings, clothes and art objects at the palace, including at least 1,Duvetica Piumini Italia Outlet Shop Duvetica Down Jackets Uomo,220 pairs of Imelda Marcos' shoes. More than 150 carton boxes of clothes, dress accessories and shoes of the Marcoses were transferred to the National Museum for safekeeping two years ago after termites,デュベティカダウンジャケット, humidity and mold threatened the apparel at the riverside palace. There they deteriorated further as the fragile boxes were abandoned in a padlocked museum hall that had no facilities to protect such relics and that was inundated by tropical storm rains last month due to a gushing leak in the ceiling,ダウンジャケットduvetica, museum officials said. 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"There was termite infestation and mold in past years,デュベティカ 店舗, and these were aggravated by last month's storm." "It's unfortunate because Imelda may have worn some of these clothes in major official events and as such have an important place in our history,Woolrich Parka Parajumpers Jacket Canada Goose Outlet Online," he said. Two AP journalists saw a badly tattered box at the museum with damaged and soiled leather bags and designer shoes of Imelda Marcos' bulging out,デュベティカ 店舗. Termites damaged the heel and sole of a white Pierre Cardin shoe. Other shoes had been warped out of shape or messed by stains,デュベチカ 通販. About 100 of Ferdinand Marcos' Barong shirts were squeezed tight into another box, some still attached to plastic hangers. and European brands,デュベティカダウンジャケット, astounded the world and became a symbol of excess in the Southeast Asian nation, where many still walked barefoot out of abject poverty. Fernando Marcos' successor,デュベティカ 激安, democracy icon Corazon Aquino,ダウンジャケットメンズ, accused him of stealing billions of dollars during his 20-year rule and ordered many of his assets seized. The clothes and shoes of the Marcoses were not among the assets allegedly stolen by them and sequestered by the government following the dictator's fall,ダウンジャケットduvetica, according to Presidential Commission on Good Government official Maita Gonzaga. The government has so far recovered $2.24 billion worth of cash, bank accounts and prime real estate from the Marcoses and their cronies, she said. After the 1986 revolt,ダウンジャケットduvetica, Aquino had Imelda Marcos' shoes displayed at the presidential palace as a symbol of the former first lady's lavish lifestyle. The shoes were then removed from public view and stored in the palace basement when Aquino stepped down in 1992. 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The shoe collection draws a daily crowd of 50 to 100 Philippine and foreign tourists,デュベチカ 通販, who almost always leave in awe, museum manager Jane Ballesteros said. "The first word they utter is 'Wow,' followed by the question,デュベティカ ダウンジャケット, 'Was she able to wear all of these?'" Ballesteros said. 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