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In September 1993, after having been kept in a refrigerated, glass-topped coffin inside an air-conditioned crypt for four years, Marcos' remains were finally taken to the Philippines.[6]The newly elected president who succeeded Aquino,Fidel Ramos, second cousin of the late president, allowedImelda Marcos, Marcos' widow, to bring her husband's body home but refused her demand for a heros burial.[7]Eventually, after series of rituals and ceremonies, Marcos' remains were interred in a mausoleum in his hometown for public display, according to his family, until the government yields to Imelda's demand for a burial in theNational Heroes' CemeteryinManila.[6]

HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Museum_and_Mausoleum" \l "cite_note-8"[8]

HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Museum_and_Mausoleum" \l "cite_note-9"[9]PresidentBenigno Aquino III, son of the late Corazon andBenigno Aquino Jr., taskedJejomar Binayto determine if Marcos should be buried in the Heroes' Cemetery.[10]Binay made his recommendation, though Aquino has not yet made a decision.


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