Senator Francis “Kiko”” Pangilinan on Friday said the Philippines will become the “laughingstock” of the world with the burial of “a thief and a dictator” at Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery).
“Malilibing siya pero hindi ibig sabihin na mananatili siyang nakalibing dun. Dahil habang may mga taong naninindigan laban sa naging pag-aabuso ng diktadura, itutulak natin na ang mga labi niya ay dapat ilipat,” he said.
(He might have already been buried but it does not mean that he will remain there. Because as long as there are people standing up against the abuses of his dictatorship, we will push for the transfer of his remains.)
The statement came as Marcos’ remains were being transported from Laoag to Taguig. The public was only informed that the highly-contested burial would push through hours before the event.
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Pangilinan said the “war is far from over” since the burial did not bring closure but opened old wounds caused by the “abuse, torture, murder and corruption of the dictatorship.”
“Lalo lang magkakaroon ng hidwaan at divisiveness,” he said.
(There will be more conflict and divisiveness.)
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (second from left) says the Philippines will become the world’s laughingstock after the hero’s burial of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos. MARC JAYSON CAYABYAB/INQUIRER.net
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“If he is buried today we will work tirelessly to undo this monumental injustice inflicted upon the tens of thousands of victims and upon the nation,” Pangilinan said. IDL/rga