Kiko Pangilinan: Marcos won't be buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani forever

Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said that while late former President Ferdinand Marcos would be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday, the remains of the deceased dictator won't remain at the heroes' shrine forever.

"Malilibing  siya pero hindi ibig sabihin na mananatili siyang nakalibing dun," said Pangilinan, who was recently installed as president of the Liberal Party.

The remains were scheduled to be interred at noon on Friday in surprise rites that were only confirmed in the morning.

Pangilinan promised that all legal and political means will be pursued to get the Marcos remains out of the LNMB.

Victims of abuses during the Martial Law regime and human rights advocates have opposed the burial, saying that the late strongman did not deserve to be honored.

But the Supreme Court last week ruled to dismiss petitions seeking to stop it, voting 9-5-1. --JST, GMA News