The last will and testament of former President Ferdinand Marcos has been made public today, November 15, 2016. In the last will and testament, which is his final will, made in 1982, President Marcos wished to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani contrary to rumors that he wanted instead to be buried beside his mother, Dona Josefa Edralin Marcos in Batac, Ilocos Norte.
The last will and testament did not actually categorically said that President Ferdinand Marcos wanted to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani: "I desire that my remains be buried according to the rites established by law and with dignity suitable to my position and other personal circumstances."
But as stated by law, and affirmed by the recent Supreme Court decision, as a former soldier and President of the Philippines, he is entitled to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Atty. Yvette Convento-Leynes, the Marcos family lawyer, said so too: "Some people say kasi na yung 'LNMB' is 'Libingan ni Marcos sa Batac.' That's why we researched in the archives of the family. That's the very reason why the last will and testament for the executed sometime in 1982, just to support the wishes of President Marcos that he really wanted to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani."
The last will and testament did not actually categorically said that President Ferdinand Marcos wanted to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani: "I desire that my remains be buried according to the rites established by law and with dignity suitable to my position and other personal circumstances."
But as stated by law, and affirmed by the recent Supreme Court decision, as a former soldier and President of the Philippines, he is entitled to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Atty. Yvette Convento-Leynes, the Marcos family lawyer, said so too: "Some people say kasi na yung 'LNMB' is 'Libingan ni Marcos sa Batac.' That's why we researched in the archives of the family. That's the very reason why the last will and testament for the executed sometime in 1982, just to support the wishes of President Marcos that he really wanted to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani."
