ALBANY - Survivors of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ “reign of terror” and heirs of people “horribly brutalized” cannot reach the $42 million in assets that the tyrant shifted to a New York investment accountat least not yet, the Court of Appeals held yesterday.
In a unanimous opinion, the court said that in the interests of sovereign immunity and international comity, the matter cannot continue without the Republic of the Philippines, as a necessary but so far unwilling party.
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