At a press conference held in Tacloban City on Wed, Mar 30, Vice President Jejomar Binay explained why he thinks the late President Ferdinand Marcos deserves to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City.
“Binay recounted that when he was still a member of the Cabinet, he was asked by President Noynoy Aquino to study the possibility of giving a hero’s burial for Marcos,” reports Marc Jayson Cayabyab on Inquirer.net.
The report noted: “Binay said Marcos should at least be given a proper burial because he was once the President and commander in chief despite his alleged role in the several human rights violations and extrajudicial killings when he imposed martial law.”
Binay went on to disclose that he “was able to talk with Marcos’ daughter, Ilocos Norte governor Imee Marcos, and they both decided to settle for Marcos’ burial in his hometown of Batac with full military honors.”
He related, “Kinausap ko si Imee nu’ng nasa Cebu ako, paano ba natin mare-resolve ito. Nagkasundo kami na ilibing sa Batac pero (I talked to Imee when I was in Cebu on how to resolve the issue. We agreed that he be buried in Batac but) with full military honors.”
Binay continued, “Pinadala ko ang recommendation, sinabi ko du’n na di natin maikakaila na siya’y naging commander in chief, di natin maikakaila na naging Presidente ‘yan. So, bigyan na natin kasunduan na sa Batac tapos with full military honors (I sent a recommendation stating that we cannot deny that he was once our commander-in-chief and President. We should have him buried in Batac but with full military honors).”
But then we all know Binay’s recommendation went nowehere. The question is why.
