I agree with Department of Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez in questioning the wisdom of putting up for public display the sequestered Imelda Marcos jewelry. Those jewels represent neither a great artistic achievement in craftsmanship nor do they have any edifying historical value.
While those jewels may serve as a reminder to the people to never again allow themselves fall under a kleptocratic dictatorship, they actually serve more as insulting reminders of the sad failure of the Presidential Commission on Good Government to get full justice for a people robbed.
The Marcos jewels represent nothing but loot. What will be more satisfying to see is for the looter justly punished. Punishment is the most eloquent way of saying "Never Again!". It is also the beginning of reform.
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