Malacañang reacts to my story on Imelda Marcos waiving Libingan burial & full military honors for Ferdinand Marcos

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Just so she could bring his body home in 1993   My Exclusive By Raïssa Robles   My editor at South China Morning Post has given me permission to post my story below:   Marcos burial plans hit a snag Imelda signed away any right to inter the late dictator in the Heroes’ Cemetery so she could bring his body [...]

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Marcoses broke promise to bury FM's body at once in Ilocos - Fidel Ramos

Marcos body was accorded military honors in 1993 My exclusive By Raïssa Robles   Should we be surprised? In his very last news conference as outgoing President, Fidel Ramos told reporters that the Marcos family broke one of the three preconditions they had agreed to in exchange for bringing Ferdinand Marcos’ remains to the Philippines. “I authorized the return of [...]

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