Truth as a social value flourishes among a people with a strong sense of morality. But morality is not innate; it is learned. A people cannot build the habits, civility and discipline without the skills of moral reasoning. And we cannot create a more civil national culture by belittling or avoiding what is morally required of us.
The power conveyed by the Marcoses’ infamous, unearned wealth enables them to adjust to political tides and currents. They will never account for that wealth which will provide them continuing access and influence in future governments. And so we still hear the refrain of “Marcos pa rin†(Marcos still) echoing faintly, the way fanatical Peronistas, ignoring the excesses of Argentina’s criminal in chief, chanted “Mujeriego y ladron, pero queremos a Peron!†(Philanderer and thief, we still want Peron!).
Burying Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani is the first step in his family members’ plot to perpetuate their outrageous claims. Once this step is accomplished, they can leisurely proceed to their endgame: to bury Imelda, when her time comes, beside her husband, reminiscent of Jacqueline Kennedy beside JFK at Arlington in the glow of an eternal flame.
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