The Marcos loyalists are chanting to their joyful voice when the Supreme Court finally declared the decision of allowing the former strongman of the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos to be buried in Libingan ng mga Bayani (Hero’s Burial).
The groups are holding placard voicing out unity with the burial of President Marcos. Marcos family are all happy with the decision of the highest court of the Philippines.
While the Yellow block of Aquino supporters are all in dismayed because of the Supreme Court’s vote of the said infamous case that took more than 20 years before this decision was heard.
The Supreme Court vote is 9-5 in decision to stopped the petition of not allowing the remains of President Marcos be buried in LMB. Nine magistrates vote in favor for the burial of the former president in the LMB and 5 voted in negative. Those who affirmed the burial includes justices Arturo Brion, Presbitero Velasco Jr, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Mariano del Castillo, Jose Perez, Teresita de Castro, Jose Mendoza, and Estela Perlas-Bernabe.
The five justices who voted against the burial is headed by Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno, together with Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, and Associate Justices Marvic Leonen, Francis Jardeleza, and Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa. Justice Bienvinido Reyes inhibited in voting the case.
The decision could have been out last September but was being postponed because of some considerations from both parties. That finally, this day, November 8, the decision is out and the decision is in favor for the Marcos family.
This could have been the period of this long and celebrated case that was supposed to be closed long time ago. With the decision many people are hoping for the unity now in the Philippines.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has long said that he will abide with the decision of the Supreme Court. But in many speaking engagements he publicly praises Marcos in his programs during his presidency. He even said he wanted to copy some of his program especially in agriculture.
Unity now.###
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President of the Philippines Mr. Duterte is very sportive and generous. He gladly accepted the work of Mr. Ferdinand Marcos who introduced a very powerful agricultural economy in the Philippines. There is nothing wrong if Mr.Duterte says that he would like to copy some of the programs of Mr. Marcos. It is here his sportiveness is quite visible to the public. The Philippines is really lucky to have him as its President.
The case has been dragged on for years together and finally went in favor of Mr. Marcos. The 20 years for a single case over the burial of the ex-president is really ignoble. The people should feel sorry for it. How can a case of such nature be prolonged for years together?
In India, a case of disproportionate assets was lodged against the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu State. The case was dragged on for years together. After several years, when Modiji became the Prime Minister the case has been taken up for final hearing. She has been jailed. However, she appealed to the Apex Court and finally the case has been disposed of giving a clean chit to the Chief Minister. This is one of the longest pending cases in India which took nearly 25 years.
If the chief Minister is clean who are at fault now? Where has the money really come from to celebrate the marriage of her son in a very grand and lavish manner? Nobody is questioning this point. How can the Apex court exonerate the chief Minister of the charges is also quite surprising.
The above two cases are quite different. But the method of disposal is the same. Is there anything wrong the judicial system prevailing in the countries? or they simply let the culprits of on the basis of lack of evidence?
With such decision, it is definitely changed the course of Philippine history. For some people, it is not acceptable. Things are getting worse and people are still blinded to the truth behind power. I will not take the opportunity to say things against to something. I am just a concerned citizen and waiting for the changes in my homeland.