Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said the opposition to giving Marcos a hero’s burial is about seeking justice for the desaparecidos or those who disappeared during Martial Law. We filed a petition for prohibition because the desaparecidos are the worst victims of Martial Law atrocities. “The desaparecidos antedated the yellow crowd or the yellow administration,” said Lagman, whose brother Hermon was among those who disappeared during Martial Law. A hero’s burial for Marcos will bury the fact that he tortured and killed people. Binay, who submitted his recommendation to Aquino in June 2011, “noted that Marcos’ burial in Batac had the approval of the Marcos family,” he said.

Source: Manila Times August 16, 2016 15:11 UTC