Former Senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. has something to say to those who opposed the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani – tell that to the Marcoses.
“Ipipilit mong ilibing dyan, they cannot move on quietly,” Pimentel said on Friday during his interview with DZMM.
This statement came a week after Marcos’ surprise burial at the heroes’ cemetery despite opposing views from the Martial Law victims, their families, and other sectors.
Pimentel said “moving on” does not come easy to those who were hurt during Marcos’ regime.
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“We can never say let’s just move on. Hindi pwede dahil nasaktan ang mga tao. Hindi lang nasaktan emotionally, pati buhay, ang daming nakatayang buhay na mercilessly massacred during the martial law,” he said.
Pimentel himself suffered during the martial rule as a political prisoner and until now, he is one of those who expressed his opposition of Marcos’ LNMB burial, citing the crimes committed during his regime.
“During the martial law regime, ang batas na ating iginagalang na dapat iiral kung saan respeto ang karapatang pangtao ay binalewala nung kapanahunan ni Marcos. Yun po ang dahilan kung bakit kami nagbibigay ng paalala sa inyo na itong taong ito hindi po dapat bigyan ng katahimikan dyan sa Libingan ng mga Bayani because pinapahiya na niya ang ibang mga tunay na bayani, mga sundalo dyan na nakalibing sa Libingan ng mga Bayani,” he said.
The former senator said that the Marcoses should ask the victims of Martial Law for forgiveness and not spread the wrong notion that the Philippines enjoyed its Golden Age during that rule. He added that it is not too far off to guess that people will try to desecrate Marcos’ resting place.
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“Ang suggestion ko na kung gusto nilang to move on, mas maganda sana na sina (former Senator) Bongbong (Marcos Jr.), sina Gov. Imee (Marcos), dapat doon na nila ilbing si Marcos doon sa Paoay, Batac, Ilocos Norte – sa mga lugar kung saan minamahal siya ng mga tao,” Pimentel said.
He urged Marcos’ children to move their father’s remains once more and put it back in Batac.
“Doon sa Batac ilipat ninyo, mga anak ni Marcos, doon na kayo magsaya at bahala na kayo sa inyong buhay doon,” Pimentel said.
Source: (news.abs-cbn.com)
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