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"Operation Big Bird" (Filipino: Oplan Big Bird) was the attempt of the Philippine Government during the presidency of Corazon Aquino to recover an alleged US$7.5 billion of hidden accounts and assets of President Ferdinand Marcos and his family in Swiss banks.[1][2] Conceived by Philippine banker Michael de Guzman, it commenced shortly after Marcos was forced into exile in the United States.[3] Initially, Operation Big Bird did not recover any money, with two differing reports by Representative Victorio Chaves and Senator Jovito Salonga. Chaves laid the blame upon Salonga, Solicitor-General Sedfrey Ordoñez and the Swiss bank lawyers.[3] Salonga countered that Ordoñez had prevented the Philippine government from losing a large sum of money.[3] Evidence suggests that de Guzman acted in good faith on behalf of the new government but that a double cross may have been involved.[3]
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