Poll: 71.6% in NCR favor Marcos burial at Libingan

Some seven out of 10 (71.6 percent) Metro Manila residents favor the burial of the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani, according to a survey conducted by StratPOLLS Inc. The survey results were published on StratPOLLS' sister publication BusinessMirror on Wednesday. According to StratPOLLS, National Capital Region (NCR) residents were asked: “In your opinion, should the remains of the former President [Ferdinand Marcos] be laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani?" StratPOLLs said 71.6 percent favored Marcos' burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani while 28.4 percent answered in negative. The survey had 250 respondents. Approval for a hero's burial for Marcos was high in Las Piñas with 78 percent and Parañaque with 76 percent. On the other hand, opposition was high in Manila with 38 percent and Quezon City with 32 percent. The survey came after some 200 members of the House of Representatives signed a resolution urging President Benigno Aquino III to allow Marcos' burial at the heroes’ cemetery. In March this year, 219 members of the House of Representatives signed House Bill 1135, a House resolution pushing for the burial of Marcos at the heroes’ cemetery. Citing his personal bias, Aquino has left the decision on the issue to Vice President Jejomar Binay. “Filipinos are no longer divided on this issue, at least in Metro Manila, which is considered as the center of opinion in the country," StratPOLLS said. “With seven out of 10 Filipinos in Metro Manila approving of Marcos’s burial at the national heroes’ cemetery, the question of whether Marcos should be given a private burial or burial with honors now remains as the major bone of contention," it added. StratPOLLS, Inc. is a private national research and consulting firm. It is a sister company of media organizations such as the Business Mirror, Philippines Graphic, DWIZ and Home Radio FM. Marcos died on Sept. 28, 1989, while in exile in Hawaii. His remains are in a refrigerated crypt in the family’s ancestral home in Ilocos Norte. - VVP, GMA News