Ilocos Representative Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and her sister Maria Imelda “Imee” Marcos came to the wake of former president Cory Aquino earlier showing their sympathy.
The Marcoses are known political rivals of the Aquino family as it was former president Ferdinand Marcos who is blamed for the death of Ninoy Aquino, while it was Cory who is the cause of the Marcos exile.
Bongbong and Imee declined interview attempts by the media telling that they were just there to show their sympathy to the Aquino family.
“Wala, nakikiramay kami (We are only condoling with them),” Bongbong told reporters when asked what their visit meant.
In response, Senator Benigno “Noynoy”Aquino III, Mrs. Aquino’s only son, said that his family has always been open to the idea of reconciliation with the Marcoses.
“Kami ay napapasalamat at siguro nga ho pwede maging isang daan yan na baka magkalapitan ng pananaw para sa ikabubuti ng ating bansa [We are thankful, and perhaps this can be a way for us to understand each other more for the sake of the country],” said Senator Noynoy Aquino.
