Imelda Marcos says she is willing to return to the Philippines for trial without her husband's remains if she receives assurances the body eventually will be allowed back.

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In a statement Monday, she said: "I am willing to go to Manila now to face trial, even without the body of President Marcos, if that is the first step to bring home the remains of my husband to the embrace of his motherland."But the former first lady said she would not return without a "clear policy decision" on what to do with the remains.

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