The House of Representatives passed a bill declaring September 11 a non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte to honor the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. What are your thoughts on this? STORY:
of HB 7137: Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Ria Fariñas and Probinsyano Ako Representative Rudys Caesar Fariñas I. They're the children of former Ilocos Norte Representative Rodolfo Fariñas, who once exposed alleged irregularities in the province when Senator Imee Marcos was governor.
September is also the month when he declared Martial Law, considered the darkest years of post-colonial Philippines. The Marcoses also plundered the country's coffers, with various estimates pegging the amount between $5 billion to $10 billion. The current governor of Ilocos Norte is Matthew Marcos Manotoc, Marcos’ grandson and the eldest son of his daughter, Senator Marcos.If a Senate version is filed and approved on third and final reading, the bill would be transmitted to Malacañang for the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte, who counts the Marcoses as his allies.allowed the burial of Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani
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