Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. defended his father, late president Ferdinand Marcos, from the rallyists who opposed the latter's [burial] (http://says.com/ph/news/in-photos-storms-didn-t-scare-rallyists-to-protest-the-burial-of-marcos-duterte-unfazed) at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (heroes' cemetery)
"Kung titingnan naman natin ang record niya, 'yung sinasabi na kanyang mga nagawa makikita natin sa kanyang administrasyon. **Bilang pangulo, marami siyang natulungan na ating mga kababayan**," said Marcos in an interview with Sandra Aguinaldo on Tuesday.
"Maraming pagbabago na naramdaman ng taumbayan at naging maganda ang naging reputasyon sa international community. **At lahat ito ay nangyari sa ilalim ng kanyang administrasyon kaya't makikita natin na marami din siyang nagawa na mabuti sa buhay ng mga Pilipino**," added Marcos.
The former senator said his family only wants a burial fit for a soldier and a former president
"Ililibing siya bilang isang sundalo, bilang medal of valor winner, bilang isang pangulo at 'yan ang rules ng AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines)."
"Ito ang binibigay na pagkikilala sa isang sundalo, beterano, isang pangulo," Marcos added.
Marcos also said that it was up to Senate President Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III to appeal the hero's burial to President Rodrigo Duterte
Pimentel, a close ally of Duterte, plans to talk to Duterte to urge him to reconsider allowing the burial. Pimentel said "no court case will make somebody a hero."
"Siyempre, the Senate President puwede niya lapitan ang ating Pangulo. Nasa kanilang dalawa yan kung ano mapag-usapan nila," added Marcos.
