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
Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III defended the anti-Marcos protesters from Palace Communications Secretary Martin Andanar who labeled the protesters of the upcoming hero’s burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos as “temperamental brats.” “Of course, this is a very emotional issue. But they’re not brats actually. A lot of protesters are coming from poorer segments […] More
On Thursday, Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos, daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, asserted that the burial of her father at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) does not make him a hero. “It’s not a crusade. It doesn’t make him a hero. At the end of the day, we have to judge that […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated his unchanging stand on the Marcos burial issue, and that is to have Marcos buried at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani (LNMB). More so now that the SC has upheld the matter. “I will not take my word back,” Duterte told Bongbong Marcos recently when the latter asked if they […] More
Malacañang Palace urge everyone to move forward after the Supreme Court decided on allowing the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s remains to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella emphasized on Tuesday, November 8, that the SC is “the final arbiter of all legal questions.” “We hope that the matter will […] More
According to former Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Etta Rosales, who was also a victim of Martial Law, the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is a “nightmare.” The former Chairperson was arrested, convicted and abused by the military during the Martial Law, which is why she considers […] More
Marcos and Duterte fan pages on Facebook have been sharing an article claiming that Senator Risa Hontiveros is planning to go on a hunger strike to protest the Supreme Court’s decision on the hero’s burial for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] [50_50_first][/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] The Marcos fan page Kilusang Bagong Lipunan even […] More
While Marcos supporters rejoiced over the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the remains of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, others felt the exact opposite. And both sides expressed their joys or sorrows on social media. One of those who took to Facebook to air out his […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte stood by his decision to allow the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Before leaving for Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, November 9, Duterte said that he would follow what the law says. “As I have said, as a lawyer, I will stick […] More
With the Supreme Court deciding that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s remains is eligible to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, let’s see how the justices voted on past issues. Comparisons were made among the justices’ decision on granting the petition for Senator Juan Ponce Enrile’s bail, on setting former President Gloria Macapagal […] More
Vice President Leni Robredo deemed the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos as a move that would “keep the wounds of the past unhealed.” This is contrary to the national healing and reconciliation that that the Marcoses and the Marcos loyalists wanted to achieve. After the Supreme Court decided 9-5 in junking the petitions […] More