Marcos Burial

One of the most controversial issues nowadays is the burial of the remains of Ferdinand Marcos, former President and one of the best Presidents we’ve ever produced. President AbNoy who doesn’t want to decide on the issue passed it on to VP Jejomar Binay. The issue is very simple. Anti Marcos and those who claimed to be human right victims (otherwise known as NPAs) during the Marcos era says that he doesn’t deserve to be buried in the Heroes Cemetery. Pro Marcos and others who want to move on argues that being the former president, Marcos deserves to be buried there.

I think that regardless if we’re pro or anti Marcos, we should decide this issue once and for all in order for our country to move forward. Marcos maybe demonized by the yellow zombies but he wasn’t really tried in a proper court. That means that all issues hurled against him are purely accusations. If I’m not mistaken, the 1987 Constitution, otherwise known as the Cory Constitution, states that a person is not guilty unless proven otherwise by the court of laws. So, for the yellow zombies, isn’t this a double standard?

It’s been 25 years since the failed EDSA revolution and I think that it’s about time that our country should move forward. We should let go of our vindictive attitude. Ferdinand Marcos deserved to be in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Allowing his burial is not rewriting the history. It’s correcting history. There are ills in Marcos’ administration but Filipinos suffered more during Cory’s time. We are bound to suffer more today under the administration of President AbNoy. We claimed to be Christians yet we can’t forgive, forget and move forward. I think it’s about time that we allow his burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.