The World - News from March 23, 1989

Former Philippine Education Minister Jaime Laya was arrested when he arrived in Honolulu to visit ailing former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, the FBI announced. Laya was held on a material witness warrant issued in New York in connection with fraud and other charges against Marcos and the ex-president’s wife, Imelda. Four other former members of Marcos’ Cabinet arrived with Laya--Labor Minister Blas Ople; Justice Minister Estelito Mendoza, Agrarian Reform Minister Conrado Estrella, and Sylvia Montes, who was in charge of social services.