{"id":844114,"date":"2016-11-14T14:44:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T06:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=844114"},"modified":"2016-11-14T17:04:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T09:04:19","slug":"pimentel-tells-andanar-review-your-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/844114\/pimentel-tells-andanar-review-your-history","title":{"rendered":"Pimentel tells Andanar: Review your history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. KRISTINE SABILLO\/黑料社 FILE PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n

Senate President Aquilino \u201cKoko\u201d Pimentel III on Monday\u00a0lashed out at Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar for branding as \u201ctemperamental brats\u201d those protesting the hero\u2019s burial for the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cBrats? I don\u2019t think they are brats,\u201d Pimentel told a press briefing when sought for comment on Andanar\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cAnyway of course, this is a very emotional issue but they are not brats. Actually a lot of protesters are coming from the poorer segments of society. They can never be called brats. These are actually principled positions, principled stand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cSo Martin Andanar should review his history,\u201d Pimentel added.<\/p>\n\n

In his column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Andanar likened Filipinos protesting against the burial of Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani to those marching in the streets of America against their new elected president Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cBoth the Americans protesting the outcome of a fair election and the Filipinos objecting to the well-considered ruling of our own Supreme Court are undermining institutions. They are temperamental brats refusing to concede to the outcome of regular processes,\u201d Andanar wrote in the said column.<\/p>\n\n

Pimentel was among those who opposed Marcos\u2019 burial at the heroes\u2019 cemetery, saying the former leader was not a hero.<\/p>\n\n

He said he would raise the issue when he meets with President Rodrigo Duterte\u00a0this Monday night to convince him to reconsider his order to bury Marcos at the heroes\u2019 cemetery.<\/p>\n\n

READ:\u00a0Pimentel, father insist: SC ruling does not make Marcos a hero<\/a><\/h4>\n\n

Asked if\u00a0thinks the President would still change his mind, Pimentel said: \u201cWell habang may buhay, may pag asa (As long as there is life, there is hope).\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Voting 9-5-1, the Supreme Court junked a petition\u00a0by anti-Marcos groups and personalities to block the President\u2019s order. RAM\/rga<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0SC votes, 9-5, for burial of Marcos at Libingan<\/a><\/h4>\n\n

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