[an uprising against Marcos led by students and workers].

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mila (pictured left) with friends at the Great Lean Run in University of the Philippines Diliman. Photograph: Mila D Aguilar

In 1972, my husband and I were accused of subversion and rebellion and had to go into hiding. I had to leave my son with my mother – he was only 18 months old. When I finally saw him again he was already 17 years old. In 1984 I was arrested and imprisoned. I was freed in 1986 through the auspices of President Cory Aquino.

Mila D Aguilar, 67, poet, Quezon City

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‘Many Filipinos still bear the scars of his plundering’



He should definitely not have been buried in the LNMB. He is no hero, and somany Filipinos still bear the scars of his depredations and plundering during his one-man rule. Our people power revolution that ousted him is enough to mean that his rule as president ended dishonourably, so that no legalistic reckoning of his right to be buried in hallowed ground should take precedence over our memories of how he and his family did our country much harm – and yet they managed to insinuate themselves back into political power, with absolutely no remorse.

The blame can also largely be laid on our new president who has been using his so-called popularity to ram through his callous decisions and policies, similar to his unconscionable “war on drugs”.



Krip Yuson, 71, writer and editor, Manila



‘He is a soldier after all’



He deserved a hero’s burial. He