Editing Ferdinand Marcos (section)

===''Roxas v. Marcos''===
[[Rogelio Roxas]], a Filipino treasure hunter, discovered a 3-foot-tall golden Buddha statue in tunnels under the Baguio General Hospital in 1971. Roxas was later arrested and tortured by members of the military, and the statue was taken away. Upon exile of the Marcoses, Roxas assigned his rights to a friend in the United States and formed the Golden Buddha Corporation (GBC) who pursued the case against the former president. In 1996, the lower court awarded US$22 billion in favor of GBC, making this the largest award in a civil case in US history. In November 1998, the [[Hawaii Supreme Court]] overturned the ruling, but maintained an award of US$6 million for the illegal arrest and torture experienced by Roxas.<ref name="AP - $22B Award Reversed">{{cite news |last1=Tighe |first1=Michael |title=$22B Award Against Marcos Reversed |url=https://apnews.com/article/73bf26f810dce8f2157374743043ed10 |access-date=June 11, 2021 |work=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="uniset.ca">{{cite web|url=http://uniset.ca/other/cs6/969P2d1209.html|title=Roxas v. Marcos|author=|date=|website=uniset.ca}}</ref>