Sen. Paolo Aquino IV:
We will carry on our work with the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure that the truth about martial law is effectively taught in our schools.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros:
The decision intends to effectively wipe the Marcos slate clean and negate the sacrifices of the thousands of brave souls who fought and suffered under the brutal Marcos dictatorship.
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Sen. Gregorio Honasan II:
Now is as good a time as any to strengthen the rule of law and due process to help achieve political unity, social cohesion and economic prosperity.
Sen. Grace Poe
I maintain my position that ex-President Marcos, on account of his established human rights record alone during martial law and which fact had been recognized in a law duly passed by Congress, may not be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani without contravening the essence of that public policy.
Sen. Francis Pangilinan:
Thanks to the Supreme Court the Philippines, we’ll be a laughing stock of the world. We kicked out a reviled dictator and now we are honoring him by burying him in our national heroes cemetery. No less than our Supreme Court wants our citizens, our children to honor a plunderer and tyrant. This is shameful and deplorable.
Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella:
We acknowledge the decision of the Supreme Court to have the remains of former President Ferdinand Marcos buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani as it is the final arbiter of all legal questions. We hope the matter will finally be laid to rest, and that the nation finds the wherewithal to move forward and to continue forging a nation that is peaceable, just and fair to all. (Leonel M. Abasola)
