▁ex iled ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁after ▁the ▁People ▁Power ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁American ▁authorities ▁conf isc ated ▁papers ▁that ▁they ▁brought ▁with ▁them . ▁The ▁conf isc ated ▁documents ▁revealed ▁that ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Mar cos ▁and ▁his ▁associ ates ▁received ▁comm issions ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁O verse as ▁Econom ic ▁Co operation ▁Fund ▁lo ans ▁from ▁about ▁fifty ▁Japanese ▁contract ors . ▁ ▁This ▁revel ation ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁ ▁the ▁, ▁or ▁" Mar cos ▁sc and als ", ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁addressed ▁by ▁the ▁administr ations ▁of ▁succeed ing ▁pres idents ▁Cor azon ▁Aqu ino ▁and ▁F idel ▁V . ▁Ram os . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁government ▁dis cre et ly ▁requested ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁government ▁to ▁down play ▁the ▁issue ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁affect ▁the ▁business ▁sector ▁and ▁bil ater al ▁relations . ▁ ▁The ▁less ons ▁from ▁the ▁Mar cos ▁sc and als ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁reasons ▁why ▁Japan ▁created ▁its ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁O DA ▁Char ter . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁▁ ▁Japan ▁remained ▁a ▁major ▁source ▁of ▁development ▁funds , ▁trade , ▁invest ment , ▁and ▁tour ism ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁and ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁few ▁foreign ▁policy ▁disput es ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁nations . ▁ ▁When ▁Philipp ine ▁President ▁Cor azon ▁Aqu ino ' s ▁administration ▁was ▁installed ▁as