Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
September 28, 1989
President Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989), the 10th President of the Philippines died in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 28, 1989 at St. Francis Medical Center due to kidney, heart, and lung ailments, 17 days after his 72nd birthday.
President Corazon C. Aquino refused to allow the body of Marcos to be brought back to the Philippines. It was only during the time of President Fidel V. Ramos that the body was allowed to be brought home.
From 1993 to 2016, his remains were interred inside a refrigerated, frozen crypt in Batac, Ilocos Norte. The late president's remains were finally buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on November 18, 2016 as ordered by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte despite opposition from various groups.
Marcos was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, and became a lawyer and a politician. He was 2nd District Representative of Ilocos Norte from 1949 until 1959, became a senator from 1959 - 1965, and was elected president in 1965. He won his second term in 1969 and declared martial law in 1972. President Marcos was the longest president to stay in office. He ruled for 21 years and was ousted by the EDSA People Power revolt in 1986. He and his family lived in exile in Hawaii until his passing.
Marcos was married to Imelda Romualdez Marcos and they have three children - Ferdinand, Imee and Irene. They later adopted Aimee.
President Ferdinand E. Marcos was the father of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the 17th President of the Philippines and Senator Imee Marcos.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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