Why should we bury Former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani?

I am actually very pissed right now after reading some of the nasty comments and oh-so-naive comments of some people at the article of Definitely Filipino Blog wherein the title of the article is President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani? some are just plain stupid and some just want to ride on the issue.

My answer to that question is plain and simple:

I strongly believe that Former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos should be buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani because he deserves to be there, why?A former commander-in-chief and former President of the Republic-twice elected-is entitled to a state burial no less. regardless of what he was accused of doing, compared to the state of our country now to his regime, I think it’s pretty clear that he governed the country well.

This is what I posted on my FB account as well. So why the hell not? He was President of the Philippines for two decades after all and, like Angelo Reyes, was never convicted for his crimes. Indeed, his son is a Philippine Senator and his wife, former First Lady Imelda Marcos is a member of the House of Representatives. As far as I can tell, none of Marcos’s top military officers or Cabinet members were taken to account for the alleged “crimes” perpetrated during his 20-year rule. Among the architects of the much maligned Martial Law of the 70′s can be counted former President Fidel Ramos who is widely respected for the administration he ran in the 90′s. Marcos’s Minister of Defense and right-hand-man at the height of his dictatorship, Juan Ponce Enrile, is now Senate President.


The thing is, people always bring up the so-called alleged-crimes that he did during his regime when in fact it’s as if these abuses are not being done nowadays by government officials and the military and they get buried at the Libingan. FM deserves the burial. Period. Let his remains rest and let this country move on. Lots of more important matters to tackle.

By saying this, that doesn’t mean that the Edsa Revolution for me is a big sham, not at all. But I have this strong belief that He was a good President. He did something for our country and maybe most of the Filipinos nowadays have forgotten that already but come to think of it,  it was not Marcos or his legacy after all that accounts the lack of any real progress in the Philippines. Even if we put Aquino-Estrada-Arroyo all together, the outcome is still the same, our country has been stagnant for the past years, and if only they were like Marcos who was disciplined enough, competitive and uses his head then maybe..just maybe, our country would be as progressive as Singapore.

Again, this is my sole opinion. I know we have different opinions regarding the matter so I respect those who think that Pres. Marcos shouldn’t be buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani, if you really think so then I think it’s past time you should also evaluate that state of our country right now, are we free from culprits who continue strangling our country? our country will never be free from this vultures if we continue trusting the wrong people. Let’s not be emotional. Let’s choose the right people who will govern our country, let us not be fooled over and over again. That, I think si the right thing to do and not waste time on pointing our fingers on who is to blame or who is the bad guy. Move on.