Burial of Marcos at libingan ng mga bayani

[messy_meh]

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Binay asks public to e-mail, text views on Marcos burial issue
KIMBERLY JANE TAN, GMA News
04/15/2011 | 02:50 PM

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Vice President Jejomar Binay on Friday encouraged the public to e-mail or text their comments on whether the government should allow the remains of former strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr. to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery).

Binay said the public may send their reactions and comments via e-mail to blog@ovp.gov.ph or text through 0926-7468212 (for Globe subscribers) and 0949-6295575 (for Smart subscribers).

"We will act based on the result of the public opinion," he said in a statement.

Binay likewise agreed with the suggestion of PDP-Laban president Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III that they conduct a debate on the issue.

"Let there be a debate. We will not preclude anyone or anybody. At the end of the day, we will have to make a decision," he said.

Binay had earlier sent out letters to political parties accredited by the Commission on Elections and non-government organizations to also seek their opinion on the matter.

"The best option that this administration should take with regard to the question on (the Marcos burial issue), I have decided to undertake wide multi-sectoral consultations with our people on the matter," he said.

Binay is expected to submit his recommendation to President Benigno Aquino III after the consultations on the matter have been completed.

However, he earlier said that he is not in a rush to decide on the issue because he wants to get the opinion of as many people as possible.

Libingan ng mga Bayani

Those allowed to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani are military personnel who died in line of duty or were honorably discharged, Filipino veterans, former presidents, government dignitaries, statesmen and national artists.

The remains of widows of former Philippine presidents, the secretaries of national defense and chiefs of staff are also authorized to be interred in the same plot where their husbands are buried.

But a survey by pollster SWS for the first quarter of 2011 had earlier found a "virtually exact split opinion" between supporters and opponents of the idea to let Marcos be buried at the Heroes' Cemetery.

Meanwhile, Sorsogon Rep. Salvador Escudero III, who served as agriculture minister during the Marcos regime, had earlier proposed a resolution at the House of Representatives urging President Aquino to allow the burial of the late strongman at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

Over 200 congressman have so far signed the resolution.

Aquino, however, said he will inihibit from deciding on the matter and left the decision to Binay.

The 20-year reign of former strongman Marcos ended through the People Power Revolution in 1986.

The bloodless revolution helped put into power Aquino’s mother, the late President Corazon Aquino.

Aquino’s father, Senator Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was a senator who belonged to the opposition during Marcos' term.

Ninoy was assassinated at the Manila International Airport on Aug. 21, 1983. The airport was later renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in his honor. — RSJ, GMA News

[dodong69]

maypag wala na lai libingan ng mga bayani aron walay lalis...

sakto jud ka ba! hehehe

[fern-pewee]

kabalo ba mo guys nga maau man si marcos... kita ra nahimog first world country on his time sa asia.mas ahead ta sa SG. kita ra naay lung,heart,kidney center sa asia at his time. daghan kau cya na hatag sa Pinas plus tarung jud ang government before.way hapit mangurakot kai hadlok.oo, nadaot ra cya kai tungod sa martial law ug daghan cya gipa matay.but cguro he still deserves to be buried sa libingan ng mga bayani. im proud that he was our president.

[peewee_toot]

c marcos jud d i ang mastermind ato sir? abi nakog gi unay sa parente c ninoy...

[fern-pewee]

naa ra man diay na then y vote him as a hero? kung hero cya d unta cya mopatay ug tao instead kung bright cya pagkatao iya unta gi istoryahan kung unsa problema? d na ka solve ang patay sa problema and also he is the mastermind behind ninoy assassination.

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ang ako point lang is patay nmn jud na.why lalison p mn na... nag buhat pd bya na cya ug maau sa Pinas..to think hes one of the best president.last best president jud. after him wla na. nahagbong na ang pinas. hes behind alot of things kadto nga time. whats the difference between kadto ni patay or nag pa martial law sa pinas ug sa mangurakot sa kaban ng bayan? for me the same ra na. kai parehas dile maayo. way level ang sin kai parehas ra na dile maaung binuhatan. pero why ang uban naka libing sa libingan ng bayani? hes dead, he wont rise up and do the same actions. let him be at peace. we are all brothers and same sa pag tanaw sa ginoo at the end. let him rest. sakto na patay na ang tao. diba. he still deserves to be laid to rest sa libingan ng mga bayani. . naay mas dakong problema ang pinas.murag adto nlang cguro dapat nila i divert ila effort compared wasting their time rgarding this matter. daghan luoy sa ato lugar. ila unta na pangitaan solution.poverty and corruption.

[carbrill]

for me di na cya angay ibutang ddto kay kung ibutang na cya dd2 way gamit ang people power pag 1986...

[taga_ipil]

Make Your Stand.

Should Marcos be buried in LNMB?

[budoyski]

he's one of the best president in the Philippines, why not bury him there!....

[peewee_toot]

for me di na cya angay ibutang ddto kay kung ibutang na cya dd2 way gamit ang people power pag 1986...

well, some people tend to forget things baya.

[messy_meh]

dili na bayani..ayaw na ipalubong didto..

dili lage siya bayani peru former president man siya..

The Libingan Ng Mga Bayani is under the administration and maintenance of the Grave Service Unit (GSU), a unit of the Philippine Army Support, Armed Forces of the Philippines. The mission of the GSU is to provide grave services to deceased military personnel who died in line of duty or were honorably discharged, Filipino veterans, former presidents, government dignitaries, statesmen and national artists. Aside from maintaining the LNMB and the military grave site at Manila North Cemetery, the unit is also capable of providing mortuarial and memorial services to authorized personnel.

Libingan Ng Mga Bayani