TRINITARIANS REACT ON MARCOS BURIL

   

             The Supreme Court’s 9-5-1 decision on the President Ferdinand Marcos burial to the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes Cemetery) joyed the supporters but triggered the martial law survivors and victims’ families to rally and to question the said decision.

“There are only two criteria [in law to be buried at Libingan]. And the problem is he fits both counts: as a soldier and/or president,” President Rodrigo Duterte explained. (Inquirer, November 22, 2016)

                All of us might have heard different stories concerning Marcos regime and the martial law that happened during his reign. A controversial advocacy advertisement even circulated at the social media and was even viewed on television showcasing college students’ opinion on Marcos regime’s historical imprints before and after knowing that they are talking to an actual survivors of the martial law ‘injustices’.

                The Pioneers’ then asked some of the Trinitarians of their views regarding this recent issue.  Do they agree or disagree with SC’s decision to allow the burial of the late dictator?

                “Marcos had been a productive president of our country based on the numbers of his project done during his administration. The bad part is that there are also lots of ‘injustices’ that happened during his term,” Maureen Basas, an AB student, told the Pioneers.

                “It’s okay for me to have Marcos buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani since he had contributed greatly in our country’s development. Of course, we also note that this is also painful in the part of those victims [of the martial law injustices] and their families, but like what we always say, we all have to move on in order for us to move forward,” Deofranie Grace M. Sionosa, a 3^rd year BSA student, pointed out.

                “People have to move on already. He’s already dead. On the other hand, there is really a fault on the side of the Marcos [family] for insisting the burial at the Libingan when in fact they can bury [late Pres. Marcos] somewhere else,” Kathleen Joy Salutan, BSED English 2 student, replied when asked whether the issue is worth to talk about.

                The youth of today had only read and heard about Marcos regime in history books, TV documentaries and classes. But their opinions matter as they will receive whatever outcome the Duterte administration or the SC takes on.