Young Filipino One Of The Reason For NHCP Chief Diokno’s Resignation
The top state historian and NHCP chairperson Maria Serena Diokno resigned due to Marcos hero’s burial and influenced by young Filipinos.
National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) chairperson has resigned due to her protest on the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the “Libingan ng mga Bayani.” She was also inspired by many young people who have taken her role on Marcos burial.
Many young Filipinos influenced Diokno’s resignation for their action in guarding the Philippine history. Diokno’s said in the statement that her resignation will be effective on December 01, 2016.
NHCP have already published and submitted their study regarding Marcos lies about his role in the military. The study proves that Marcos claims have no legal basis but NHCP did not get any positive response from President Duterte’s administration.
She noted that the president has already decided and no papers or documents can change his decision for Marcos burial. “You can’t blame us for trying, we did, and we went through a study, well-documented, but it appears his mind has been made up early on,” said by Diokno quoted by Philstar.
She also said that Marcos burial at the ‘Heroes Cemetery’ is an insult to the victims of martial law. It does not acknowledge the lives taken and destroyed during the Marcos dictatorship. Human rights groups and activists described FM dictatorship as the darkest time in the Philippine history.
The colleagues and staffs of the top historian wanted her to stay in the agency but she refused to stay. She said that young people are already doing her role in the society. She also noted that guarding the history is not only a responsibility of a one person but of all Filipinos, therefore all of us needs to be united for a better Philippines.