THE Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) insists that the $10 million settlement from the artworks owned by former first lady and now Rep. Imelda Marcos of Ilocos Norte province is owned by the government.

“The Commission wishes to reiterate the government’s sovereign claim on the ill-gotten wealth acquired by the Marcoses, including paintings bought with the Filipino people’s money,” PCGG chairman Andres Bautista said in a statement issued on Saturday.

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