COTABATO CITY: An umbrella group of Muslim organizations on Saturday issued their unified reaction to the controversy and mass actions launched by anti-Marcos groups protesting the burial of the late Pres. Balangi-Amer said the Muslim Filipinos did not also show at the burial of the late dictator despite the fact that Muslims have suffered most under Martial Law which was declared on September 21, 1972. “There was widespread suffering among the Muslims and it took us many years to move on with the effect of Martial Law. He added that for them the Marcos burial is a non-issue since in Islam the remains should be buried within 24 hours from death. He noted that after the allowable number of days of vigil, the remains of Marcos should have been buried during the regime of the late Pres.

Source: Manila Times November 26, 2016 12:27 UTC