Most unSolomonic! — Annabelle Lee-Adriano
It is sad that the Supreme Court had to render judgement in this case in favor of the Marcoses. To think it’s been years since that time, and although to forgive is divine, such forgiveness should have been accompanied with a corresponding legal action. Many billions of ill-gotten wealth are still pending litigation results. Many families still have not gotten the relief they deserve. Was Marcos a good strategist? Yes. Was he an excellent and intelligent individual? Well, sure he was. Can the confines of the expanded definition of being a hero apply to him? Definitely not. No hero would turn a blind eye on the darkness of Martial Law just to end up building expressways and other infrastructure financed through national debts. Even valiant soldiers experience having their ranks and titles revoked because of something seemingly-trivial like a scandal or subsequent bad behavior. I say ‘trivial’ in comparison to the darkness of Martial Law. — Gil Buenavista, president, SU Student Government
I used to care but now that it seems like a futile exercise of opinion when the Supreme Court and the President have decided, I would just say, does it matter? Does it make Ferdinand Edralin Marcos a hero when he is buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani? Ninoy Aquino is not buried there but he is still considered by Filipinos a true hero. — Jessica Layumas, government employee
It’s an insult to what we have fought for. — Dr. Patrick Chua, orthodontic
The mind understands and accepts that the rule of law must prevail. The heart, though, who has lived through the Martial Law years, is deeply pained. — Olga Lucia Alinas-Uy, registered nurse
It is politically-unwise but legally-correct as it cannot be prevented by any legal action if those who wield power have allowed it. — Atty. Rommel Erames, Board Member, Negros Oriental
I think the Supreme Court decision is going to be another important annotation in the pages of Philippine history because of the seemingly-myopic view the nine Justices had of the Marcos burial issues. I quote Nik Skalomenos de Ynchausti when she said, “This is not a legal argument, nor is it even a political argument. It is a historical one.” — Melanie Laurena-Macias, teacher
I don’t understand why a lot of people are against Marcos’ burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Marcos has been dead for the longest time (27 years), bury the hatchet. On the contrary, why don’t they just change instead the name of the cemetery to Libingan ng mga Patay? — Andrew Manalili, businessman/mountain biker
Marcos has all the right to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. — Prof. Jan Antoni Credo, political science
The Supreme Court did not say that Marcos will be buried at the Libingan sa mga Bayani. Their decision is that there is no law that would hinder the burying of Marcos at the Libingan. The SC was tasked to check if the act of burying of a former President at the Libingan is within legal bounds. So it is now up to the Executive office/President Duterte to decide. — Engr. Johnson Diputado, ultramarathoner
We all deserve the Supreme Court ruling. We, the citizens, and our government could have changed the rules after the EDSA Revolution and the eventual ousting of Ferdinand Marcos…but we did not. Painful as it is now, we should accept the SC decision, and move on because it’s the legal thing to do. — Albert Tecson, proprietor, DermCorner