PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III has asked Vice President Jejomar Binay to decide on the
issue of burying the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani citing
his “personal bias” on the matter.
President Aquino said he has decided to inhibit himself from deciding on whether former
dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. should finally be allowed to be buried at the Libingan ng mga
Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Taguig City. He said he will let “somebody who has less
personal attachment” to decide on it.
He said that Vice President Binay also has a strong opinion on the issue but his decision
would gain less criticism on being bias. As a human rights lawyer, he helped found the
Movement of Attorneys for Brotherhood, Integrity and Nationalism, Inc. (MABINI) before he
was appointed as Officer-in-Charge of Makati City by then President Corazon C. Aquino.
The Chief Executive said that the Vice President would give it a fair hearing before coming up
with a decision. (PCOO/PIA)