The assessment of the leadership of the late dictator President Ferdinand Marcos must be left to the historians, according to his son and namesake.
鈥淚paubaya natin ang kasaysayan sa mga propesor,聽sa mga nag-aaral tungkol sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas,鈥� Sen. Ferdinand 鈥淏ongbong鈥� Marcos Jr. told reporters in Balungao, Pangasinan, on Friday.
鈥淜ami hindi namin trabaho yun. Ang trabaho namin ay tingnan kung ano ba ang pangangailangan ng taong bayan ngayon.鈥�
On Thursday during the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Edsa people power revolution, President Benigno Aquino III called on the people to reject the vice presidential bid of the younger Marcos.
The President rejected the idea that the Marcos era was a 鈥済olden age鈥� in the history of the Philippines and slammed the dictator鈥檚 son for refusing to apologize for his father.
At the briefing in Pangasinan, the younger Marcos said he did want to witness another martial law.
鈥淥h, God no. Because if there鈥檚 martial law, ibig sabihin we鈥檙e in crisis. E ayaw naman nating mapasok ang Pilipinas sa crisis,鈥� he said.
鈥淜ailangan sagutin natin ang taong bayan pagka sinasabi tulungan ninyo kami dito sa mga bagay-bagay na ito, dito sa problemang hinaharap namin鈥攁nd that is still what we should be doing,鈥� the senator said.
The younger Marcos is a strong contender for the vice presidency, tying with Sen. Francis聽鈥淐hiz鈥� Escudero at the top spot. If he wins, he will be one step away from the top post at Malaca帽ang.聽RC