President Rodrigo Duterte is aware of the surprise burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday, according to Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. The PNP chief confirmed this in an interview with GMA News’ reporter Tina Panganiban-Perez before Marcos’ noon burial. “Alam […] More
In an opinion article by Raissa Robles, she reveals the truth behind the torture and death of Archimedes Trajano, a student of Mapua Institute of Technology found lifeless on a road during the reign of Martial Law. His parents were informed that Trajano’s death was a result of his fight with his dorm mates. Other […] More
Civic group Black and White Movement released a statement following the surprise burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at noon on Friday, calling him “forever a thief.” “Ferdinand Marcos was buried as he lived: holding nothing sacred. Neither tradition nor decency, neither the law nor the institutions meant to uphold them mattered to Marcos, […] More
Vice President Leni Robredo called the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ “hidden” burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday “like a shameful criminal deed.” “Like a thief in the night. The Marcos family deliberately hid the information of burying former President Marcos today from the Filipino people,” she said in her official statement. “They […] More
PNP and AFP confirmed on Friday morning that the remains of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. will be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City at 12 noon today. [ads1] National Capital Region Police Office Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde said in his interview on dzMM that Marcos’ remains were airlifted from […] More
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos said that the Marcoses only wanted a soldier’s burial for her father, the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. “Simpleng paglilibing lang ng isang kawal, isang sundalo… Hindi naman bonggang-bongga ang inaasahan [n gaming pamilya],” she said in GMA News’ Unang Balita. [ads2] However, IT expert and Democracy.Net.Ph co-founder Pierre […] More
According to the rules of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, AFP Regulations G 161-375, a deceased personnel may be disqualified from being buried at the Libingang ng mga Bayani if that person had dishonorable discharge from the army or is convicted by final judgement “for an offense involving moral turpitude.” These conditions might be […] More
On Wednesday, Martial Law victims who were upset by President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that the issue on the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was a “feud between the two families” retorted that the issue cannot be reduced as a measly conflict between the Aquinos and Marcoses. Former Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares […] More
After the Supreme Court justices voted 9-5 on November 8 deciding that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s remains is eligible for a burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, Associate Justice Marvic Leonen tweeted about his dissenting opinion. “The ponencia’s characterization of Ferdinand E. Marcos as ‘just a human who erred like us’ trivializes […] More
Nine of 14 Supreme Court justices voted in favor of a Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB), practically making him a hero. Are the SC justices aware of what this would do to the history of the country and its values system? The present SC will be held accountable by posterity once […] More
Signed as of Tuesday by 1,181 individuals at www.change.org, a petition addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte initiated by Ilocanos asked to bury the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in his hometown, Batac in Ilocos Norte province and to reconsider the decision allowing his burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City. The petition stated, […] More
According to Marcos’ family, the former president left a last will and testament revealing among other things details of how he wanted to be buried. A copy of the document dated March 17, 1982, was shown GMA News. “I desire that my remains be buried according to the rites established by law and with dignity […] More