as published on the Manila Standard:
"I do not want one version of history to be absolutized and enshrined as historical dogma. This is the version of those who opposed Marcos, because there is another version of the story (one which I favor) that maintains that he acted in his best lights, as the law and the system at that time allowed, as sins and faults to which all of us must in one way or the other plead guilty!
"My real question is this: What exactly is the opposition to his burial at Libingan nga mga Bayani? By what logic? By what philosophical principle? By what ethical norm? By what legal precept? By what equitable standard?"
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On November 8, 2016, the Supreme Court, by a vote of 9-5, allowed Ferdinand Marcos, dead for 30 years, to be buried at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani.
Alleged Martial Law victims including University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila so-called "activists" staged protest actions slamming the decision of the highest court of the land.
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