The "Marcos" Daughter Loans Scandal

Helena Skeggs Facing Two Court Cases Over "Investments"

17 November 2011

The infamous Helena Skeggs aka Helena Pedroche, is being hauled to court over her investment and loan schemes by the first of two of her victims.

In two separate cases that have reached the London Central County Court, Skeggs and her husband Richard are the defendants with suits totalling well over £130,000.

London's Central County Court opposite Regents Park will see the "Marcos Daughter" facing two separate hearings over dodgy investments and loans. Her victims are starting to gather and take legal action. Photo Credit: Bencherlite 

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"Marcos Daughter's" Visit To Fish Market Left Traders Out Of Pocket

Former President Marcos' "daughter's" swindling activities in the UK were not confined to Pinoys. New evidence has emerged showing that some of the native population are also licking their wounds and counting the cost of her attentions in the shape of dwindling bank balances

The disturbing saga of Helena Skeggs' financial rampage in London has taken a new twist with the revelation that several fish wholesalers at London's historic Billingsgate market have been left looking for her to repay tens of thousands of pounds owed them. They are still looking.

"Marcos Daughter" Helena Skeggs loses case: British Government Dept rejects complaints against program makers

20 April 2011

The Filipina living in London who claimed to be former dictator Ferdinand Marcos' daughter has lost a case with the British government broadcast regulator OFCOM against a Philippine TV channel 

"Marcos" daughter in investment & loans scandal

Helena Skeggs aka Helena Pedroche, has been getting Filipinos in London and the south of England to lend her money temporarily. However, this is on a vast scale from many people, and for vast sums.

This is not all, what has also been alleged is that she has been operating as an investment adviser illegally in the UK.

Claiming variously to be the illegitimate daughter or the adopted daughter of former President Marcos, and using luxury hotels in London as her working backdrop, she has been busy extracting money from her kababayans.

THE MARCOS DAUGHTER, THE DISGRACED LAWYER & A SUBURBAN COURTROOM DRAMA

When it comes to mixing with the low life brigade, even pretenders to the Marcos dynasty do not stint themselves.

Unfortunately for one of them, the press were on hand in a small British county court for what should have been a non-descript case held in private of an examination by court officials as to why some debts had not been repaid.

Under normal circumstances, such a case would never figure on the Richter scale for any attention. Much less to attract the interest of the media. This was far from a normal case.

A rather grainy photo from a video of Philip Englefield outside Ilford County Court; unfortunately, the camera shy former lawyer needed to get back to his Knightsbridge office extremely quickly and was reluctant to pose for photos