Tomb of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News

Marcos Jr visits late father’s tomb at Libingan ng mga Bayani; mum on VP Sara’s threat to desecrate his father’s remains

Pia Gutierrez

ABS-CBN News

<div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr"></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1730440601754465227801_1006304724878117_9176071369272774925_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Tomb of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner">Tomb of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. <em>Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">MANILA —</span> President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged Filipinos to honor his late father, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., by continuing his legacy in serving the country.</div><p>Marcos made the statement as he and former First Lady Imelda Marcos visited the tomb of the Marcos patriarch at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City for All Saints Day. A mass was held for Marcos Sr., which was also attended by a number of Marcos loyalists clad in red shirts.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/18/16/late-dictator-marcos-buried-at-libingan-ng-mga-bayani">• Late dictator Marcos buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani</a></div><p>By the end of the mass, the attendees recited &quot;The Prayer for the Nation&quot;, which was written by Marcos Sr. himself. </p><p>“Napakaganda na nabasa natin ‘yung kanyang prayer dahil nandiyan talaga lahat ang nasa kaluluwa niya. Hindi lang sa puso niya, kung ‘di sa kaluluwa niya, na patibayin siya upang makapagserbisyo siya. At bata pa ako nakita ko na ‘yan, at sinasabi ko napakagandang gabay ‘yan. Ngayon na nakaupo ngayon ako bilang Pangulo, mas lalong naging mahalaga ang kanyang mga salita,” Marcos Jr. said after the mass.</p><p>“Alam ninyo pagka mayroon tayong patay nakalagay diyan RIP, rest in peace. Siyempre ‘yan din ang ninanais natin para sa aking ama. Ngunit hindi sapat na sasabihin lang natin rest in peace. Para mag-rest in peace ang aking ama, kailangan ipagpatuloy natin ang trabahong sinimulan niya, ipagpatuloy natin ang pagpaganda ng Pilipinas, at ang pagmamahal sa Pilipino,&quot; he added.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/1/marcos-to-filipinos-may-undas-rekindle-us-to-be-better-persons-817"> • Marcos to Filipinos: May &#x27;Undas&#x27; rekindle us to be better persons</a></div><p>The president also thanked Marcos loyalists for remembering his father on All Saints Day.</p><p>“Kaya’t nasisiyahan po ako dahil nandito po kayo dahil kahit papaano ay mahalaga sa amin ang naalala ang aking ama, ang kanyang buhay. Hindi mo maiwasan na may kasamang lungkot na dala ‘yung pag-aalala na ‘yan,” he said.<br/><br/>“Ngunit kapag iniisip mong mabuti, may katumbas – labis na katumbas na kasiyahan, na tuwa na magagandang pag-aalala na kahit papaano ay magdadala ng ngiti sa iyong mga labi. Iyan po ang naging experience ko sa aking ama,&quot; he added. </p><p>Marcos Jr. meanwhile refused to comment on Vice President Sara Duterte’s <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/18/vp-sara-recalls-warning-imee-i-will-exhume-marcos-sr-s-body-throw-it-to-the-west-ph-sea-1324">earlier threat to desecrate his late father’s remains</a>. Duterte in a press conference admitted to threatening to exhume the body of the late Marcos Sr. and dump them in the West Philippine Sea.</p><p>“I’d rather not,” the President told Palace reporters.</p><p>He also did not comment on questions on his relationship with his Vice President who has accused him of being an incompetent President, saying that the country is “on the road to hell” under his poor leadership.</p><p>“Let’s talk about that some other time,” he said, when asked whether VP Duterte’s latest tirades have brought their relationship to a point of no return.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/1/puntod-ni-marcos-at-aquino-913" id="isPasted">Marcos Jr. nagpadala ng bulaklak sa puntod ni Aquino</a></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged Filipinos to honor his late father, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., by continuing his legacy in serving the country.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged Filipinos to honor his late father, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., by continuing his legacy in serving the country.

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Marcos Jr visits late father’s tomb, mum on VP Sara's threat to desecrate dad's remains

Marcos Jr visits late father’s tomb, mum on VP Sara's threat to desecrate dad's remains

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published Nov 01, 2024 02:07 PM PHT

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