Ilocos Norte Governor and daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. thanked President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech that she delivered after her father was buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday, November 18.
In the short speech delivered in front of reporters at the Villamor Air Base, Imee Marcos expressed her gratefulness for finally having been able to fulfill the last wish of their late father, which is to be buried along with his fellow soldiers.
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The Ilocos Norte Governor said that the Marcos family thanked the people who testified of her father’s right to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
The first person that she thanked was President Rodrigo Duterte for suggesting the Marcos burial.
“Una sa lahat, kay Pangulong Duterte na nagmungkahi nito, sa Korte Suprema na kinatigan ang pasyang ito at sa libo libong nagmamahal at nagmamalasakit sa aming pamilya,” she said.
Imee Marcos also expressed her gratitude to the thousands of people who supported their family. She said that the supporters, along with the family, waited for this day for almost three decades.
She also expressed her apology because of the family’s choice of making the burial “simple, private, and solemn.”
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“Kaya naman ako ay humihingi ng dispensa at pag-unawa na lamang ninyo sa nagging pasya ng aking pamilya na gawing payak, pribado, at taimtim ang paglibing sa aking ama upang hindi na masaling ang mga nagdaramdam,” she said.
“Dama namin ang inyong matinding hangarin na maihatid ang aking ama sa kanyang huling hantungan. Hindi man namin kayo kasama ngayon, hinding-hindi namin malilimutan ang inyong pagmamalasakit at matinding sakripisyo upang matupad ang makasaysayang pagtitipon na ito,” Imee added.
Imee ended her speech with expressing endless gratitude.
This is her speech, as posted on her official Facebook page.
Source: (news.abs-cbn.com)
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