Imelda Marcos on former president: ‘I miss him, I think PH misses him too’
FORMER First Lady Imelda R. Marcos admitted on Thursday that she “misses” the late president Ferdinand Marcos and thinks the country does too.
“All the more, I miss him, I miss him a lot and I think the country too,” the Ilocos Norte 2nd District Representative told reporters in a chance interview at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City where she and her daughters Imee and Irene Marcos-Araneta got together for a mass for the former leader on All Saints’ Day.
Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos wasn’t present when the mass started at 10 a.m., said Col. Edmundo Suficiencia, commanding officer at the Libingan.
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos said it was important to remember the good times with those who have departed.
“Kahit saan naman, kailangang gunitain ‘yung buhay ng mga nasawi, mga nauna sa atin at alalahanin kung bakit natin sila minahal at kung paano binago at ginawang makabuluhan ang buhay namin,” said the younger Marcos.
(Regardless of the place, we need to remember the lives of those who have died and remember why we loved them and how they changed and made our lives meaningful.)
President Rodrigo Duterte, a Marcos supporter, allowed the burial of the former president at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on November 18, 2016 amid protests.
Marcos ruled the Philippines for 20 years, half of which was under Martial Law.
Under Marcos’ term, there were thousands of recorded disappearances, along with those who were tortured and killed for going against his administration.
He and his family are accused of plunder for siphoning off billions of pesos worth of government funds.
Marcos was ousted from power in 1986 when Corazon Aquino, housewife and widow of senator Benigno Aquino Jr., led a bloodless “people power” revolt and was installed as president.
The Marcoses fled to Hawaii where the former president died in exile in 1989. In 1991, Aquino allowed the former first lady and her family to return to the Philippines.
Despite allegations of plunder, corruption and murder, the Marcoses have found their way back to Philippine politics with the former first lady and two of her children – Imee and Bongbong – being elected to local and national posts.
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