MANILA — Former Gen. Fabian C. Ver, the most trusted aide of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, visited neighboring Malaysia and came within 15 miles of the Philippines, Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile said Friday.
The former armed forces chief of staff, who fled with Marcos to Hawaii after a civilian-military revolt in February, traveled to Sabah, Malaysia, on a fake Lebanese passport, Enrile told a community group. Ver's Philippine passport was revoked after the revolt.
At one point 10 days ago Ver was 15 miles off the Philippine coast, Enrile said.
Enrile, who led the four-day revolt that ousted Marcos, said Ver traveled under the name "Mr. Flavian." Enrile did not disclose the entire name.
Enrile said informants told him that Ver had been to Southeast Asia twice since his exile, having visited Brunei in July. He said that he did not know how long Ver stayed on the visits, but that he left both Brunei and Sabah under pressure from local authorities.
