In almost every corner of the nation, amateur treasure hunters explore caves, peer under flagpoles, or excavate house posts in hopes of striking rich. In any case, the legend has motivated both real and fictional treasure hunters. | Photo from google.com. its stupid not to get a treasure hunting permit from the government before operating. All Rights Reserved. Yamashita treasures are hoards of war loots that are confiscated by the JIA (Japanese Imperial Army) during the Second World War. Upgrade to Rappler+ for exclusive content and unlimited access. In a year as challenging as 2020, the fact that beautiful and often valuable treasures keep being discovered brings a ray of hope. Roxas alleged that in retaliation to his vocal campaign to reclaim the Buddha and the remainder of the treasure taken from him, Ferdinand continued to have Roxas threatened, beaten, and eventually incarcerated for over a year. Yamashita treasure is the gold allegedly stolen in south east Asia by the Japanese army during WWII. The never-ending search for General Yamashitas fabled gold is a peculiar Filipino pastime. It's a war story and an international crime saga with connections to the Philippines, Japan and Hawaii. The Yamashita treasure, is the name given to the alleged war loot stolen in Southeast Asia by Imperial Japanese forces during World War II and hidden in caves, tunnels, underground complexes, or just underground in the Philippines. Dahil kung mapapansin mo ang landscape ng lupa ay nauka na dahil sa mga nagdaang bagyo. [6][7] It is purported that many of those who knew the locations of the loot were killed during the war, or later tried by the Allies for war crimes and executed or incarcerated. Published: 06:13 GMT, 6 January 2017 | Updated: 07:24 GMT, 6 January 2017. [25] In 1998, the Hawaii Supreme Court held that there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's finding that Roxas found the treasure and that Marcos converted it. We studied the effects of employing solvents with varying polarity on the yields of phytochemical components extracted from the plant . Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, who the treasure is named after. Though there are accounts that claim the treasure remains hidden in the Philippines and have lured treasure hunters from around the world for over 50 years, its existence has been dismissed by most experts. In such agreements, the State shall promote the development and use of local scientific and technical resources. [4] After several more years of legal proceedings, the Golden Budha Corporation obtained a final judgment against Imelda Marcos to the extent of her interest in the Marcos estate in the principal amount of $13,275,848.37 and Roxas estate obtained a $6 million judgment on the claim for human right abuse. //-->