An official from the Presidential Commission on Good Government displaying a rare pink diamond - one of the pieces of jewellery seized by the Philippine government from former first lady Imelda Marcos - at the Central Bank headquarters in Manila yesterday.

The authorities in the Philippines had Mrs Marcos' dazzling collection appraised by auction houses for a second day, ahead of a possible sale as the government seeks to use the family's allegedly ill-gotten wealth to raise money for the state.